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Satellite:
FY-3I
Satellite details
Acronym
FY-3I
Full name
Feng Yun 3I
Satellite Description
Previously named FY-3RM-2 as 2nd 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.
Contributes to space weather and provides reference radiation measurements.
Mass at launch
Dry mass
Power
Data access link
no link provided
Data access information
Orbit
Drifting orbit
Altitude
407 km
Inclination
50
°
Space agency
CMA
, NRSCC
Status
Planned
Details on Status (as
available)
Launch
≥2026
EOL
≥2034
Last update:
2022-05-09
Associated satellite programme and related satellites
Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational ,
blue tag : future
Satellite Payload
All known Instruments flying on
FY-3I
Acronym
Full name
PRM
Precipitation Measurement Radar
GNOS-2
GNSS Radio Occultation Sounder - 2
RMOI
Rainfall Measurement Optical Imager
MWRI-RM
Micro-Wave Radiation Imager for the Rainfall Mission
SWS/SEM/NADD
Space Weather Suite / Space Environment Monitor / Neutral Atmospheric Density Detector
Show instrument status and calibration
Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
FY-3I
* The information in this field is estimated or assumed
Telecommunication frequency or microwave sensing channel information Show expert details
Service
Dir or Mode
Frequency
Emission designator
Bandwidth
Polarisation
D/A
Data rate or Baseband
Comments
MWRI
passive
10650 MHz
10000 kHz
H&V
A
Window channel
MWRI
passive
18700 MHz
10000 kHz
H&V
A
Window channel
MWRI
passive
23800 MHz
15000 kHz
H&V
A
Water vapour channel
MWRI
passive
36500 MHz
20000 kHz
H&V
A
Window channel
MWRI
passive
89000 MHz
25000 kHz
H&V
A
Window channel
MWTS-3
passive
23800 MHz
270000 kHz
H or V
A
Water vapour channel
MWTS-3
passive
31400 MHz
180000 kHz
H or V
A
Window channel
MWTS-3
passive
50210 - 57455 MHz
N/R kHz
H or V
A
Oxygen band, 13 channels
MWHS-2
passive
89000 MHz
1500000 kHz
V
A
Window channel
MWHS-2
passive
112750 - 124750 MHz
N/R kHz
H
A
Oxygen band, 8 channels
MWHS-2
passive
150000 MHz
1500000 kHz
V
A
Weak water vapour channel
MWHS-2
passive
175310 - 191310 MHz
N/R kHz
H
A
Water vapour band, 5 channels
Rainradar
active
13600 - 13600 MHz
N/R kHz
-
A
Ku-band precipitation radar
Rainradar
active
35550 - 35550 MHz
N/R kHz
-
A
Ka-band precipitation radar
PRM
active
13350 MHz
0.0 kHz
H
A
Rain radar
PRM
active
35550 MHz
0.0 kHz
H
A
Rain radar
MWRI
passive
50300 MHz
25000 kHz
H&V
A
Temperature sounding channel
MWRI
passive
52610 MHz
25000 kHz
H&V
A
Temperature sounding channel
MWRI
passive
53240 MHz
25000 kHz
H&V
A
Temperature sounding channel
MWRI
passive
53750 MHz
25000 kHz
H&V
A
Temperature sounding channel
MWRI
passive
118750.3 MHz
6500000 kHz
V
A
4 temperature sounding channels around 118.75 GHz
MWRI
passive
165500 MHz
1600000 kHz
V
A
Water vapour channel
MWRI
passive
183310 MHz
14000000 kHz
V
A
3 water vapour channels centred on 183.31 GHz