WMO OSCAR | Satellite: FY-3G

Satellite: FY-3G

Satellite details

Acronym	FY-3G
Full name	Feng Yun 3G
WIGOS Station Identifier	---
Satellite Description	Previously named FY-3RM-1 as 1st flight unit of the FY-3RM programme, now integrated in the FY-3 programme Main mission: continuity of the Global Precipitation Measurement mission (GPM). Substantial contribution to climatology. More details here: https://spj.science.org/doi/full/10.34133/remotesensing.0097
Mass at launch		Dry mass	3850 kg
Power	2600 W
Data access link	https://satellite.nsmc.org.cn/portalsite/
Data access information
Orbit	Drifting orbit	Altitude	407 km
Inclination	50 °

Space agency	CMA , NRSCC
Status	Operational
Details on Status (as available)	Orbit moves westward by about 5.158° per day with one revolution in 70 d
Launch	16 Apr 2023	EOL	≥2028
Last update:	2025-02-06

Associated satellite programme and related satellites

Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational , blue tag : future

Feng-Yun - 3
- FY-3A (2008 - 2015)
- FY-3B (2010 - 2021)
- FY-3C (2013 - 2024)
- FY-3D (2017 - 2025)
- FY-3E (2021 - 2027)
- FY-3F (2023 - 2029)
- FY-3G (2023 - 2028)
- FY-3H (2025 - 2033)
- FY-3I (2026 - 2032)
- FY-3J (2026 - 2035)

Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on FY-3G

Acronym	Full name
PMR	Precipitation Measurement Radar
GNOS-2	GNSS Radio Occultation Sounder - 2
MERSI-RM	MERSI-Rainfall Measurement
MWRI-RM	Micro-Wave Radiation Imager for the Rainfall Mission
HAOC	High Accuracy On-board Calibrator
PMAI	Short-wave Infrared Polarized Multi-Angle Imager

Satellite payload

All known instruments flying on FY-3G

Instrument	Full name	Start date	EOL date	Status	Instrument calibration
PMR	Precipitation Measurement Radar	2023 *	≥2028 *	Active *	gsics.nsmc.org.cn
GNOS-2	GNSS Radio Occultation Sounder - 2	2023 *	≥2028 *	Active *	gsics.nsmc.org.cn
MERSI-RM	MERSI-Rainfall Measurement	2023 *	≥2028 *	Active *	gsics.nsmc.org.cn
MWRI-RM	Micro-Wave Radiation Imager for the Rainfall Mission	2023 *	≥2028 *	Active *	gsics.nsmc.org.cn
HAOC	High Accuracy On-board Calibrator	2023 *	≥2028 *	Active *	gsics.nsmc.org.cn
PMAI	Short-wave Infrared Polarized Multi-Angle Imager	2023 *	≥2028 *	Active *	gsics.nsmc.org.cn

* The information in this field is estimated or assumed

Satellite frequencies for Earth Observation, data transfer and platform communications and control

Earth observation MW frequencies

Service	Sensing mode	Frequency (GHz)	Bandwidth (MHz)	Polarisation	Comments
MWRI-RM	passive	10.65 GHz	180 MHz	H&V	Window channel
MWRI-RM	passive	18.7 GHz	200 MHz	H&V	Window channel
MWRI-RM	passive	23.8 GHz	400 MHz	H&V	Water vapour channel
MWRI-RM	passive	36.5 GHz	400 MHz	H&V	Window channel
MWRI-RM	passive	89 GHz	3000 MHz	H&V	Window channel
Rainradar	active	13.35 GHz	10 MHz	H	Ku-band precipitation radar
Rainradar	active	35.55 GHz	10 MHz	H	Ka-band precipitation radar
MWRI-RM	passive	50.3 GHz	400 MHz	H&V	Temperature sounding channel
MWRI-RM	passive	52.61 GHz	400 MHz	H&V	Temperature sounding channel
MWRI-RM	passive	53.24 GHz	400 MHz	H&V	Temperature sounding channel
MWRI-RM	passive	53.75 GHz	400 MHz	H&V	Temperature sounding channel
MWRI-RM	passive	112.7503 GHz - 124.7503 GHz	-	V	Temperature sounding channels
MWRI-RM	passive	175.31 GHz - 191.31 GHz	-	V	Water vapour sounding channels
MWRI-RM	passive	164 GHz - 167 GHz	-	V	Water vapour channel

Frequencies for scientific data acquisition and communication services at ground stations

Service	Direction	Frequency (MHz)	Bandwidth (kHz)	Polarisation	D/A	Data rate (kbps) or Baseband (kHz)	Comments
MPT	S-E	7784 MHz - 7796 MHz	-		D
DPT	S-E	8025 MHz - 8400 MHz	-		D