WMO OSCAR | Satellite: FY-3H

Satellite: FY-3H

Satellite details

Acronym	FY-3H
Full name	Feng-Yun 3H
WIGOS Station Identifier	---
Satellite Description	7th flight unit of the FY-3 series. Main mission: operational meteorology. Substantial contribution to ocean and ice monitoring, climate monitoring, atmospheric chemistry and space weather.
Mass at launch	2300 kg	Dry mass	2250 kg
Power	2500 W
Data access link	https://satellite.nsmc.org.cn/portalsite/
Data access information	Real-time availability of HIRAS, GAS, GNOS, MERSI-2, MWHS-2, MWRI, MWTS-2 and SES (IPM+SEM+WAI) by MTP. Real-time availability of a selection of data by AHRPT.
Orbit	Sunsynchronous orbit	Altitude	836 km
ECT	14:00 asc

Space agency	CMA , NRSCC
Status	Planned
Details on Status (as available)
Launch	≥2025	EOL	≥2031
Last update:	2024-06-03

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 - 2024)
- FY-3E (2021 - 2029)
- FY-3F (2023 - 2032)
- FY-3G (2023 - 2029)
- FY-3H (2025 - 2031)
- FY-3I (2026 - 2032)
- FY-3J (2027 - 2035)

Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on FY-3H

Acronym	Full name
MWHS-2	Micro-Wave Humidity Sounder -2
MWTS-3	Micro-Wave Temperature Sounder - 3
HIRAS-2	Hyperspectral Infrared Atmospheric Sounder - 2
GNOS-2	GNSS Radio Occultation Sounder - 2
MERSI-3	Medium Resolution Spectral Imager - 3
GAS-2	Greenhouse-gases Absorption Spectrometer - 2
MWRI-2	Micro-Wave Radiation Imager 2
SWS/WAI	Space Weather Suite / Wide-field Auroral Imager
SWS/IPM	Space Weather Suite / Ionospheric PhotoMeter

Satellite payload

All known instruments flying on FY-3H

Instrument	Full name	Start date	EOL date	Status
MWHS-2	Micro-Wave Humidity Sounder -2	≥2025 *	≥2031 *	N/A
MWTS-3	Micro-Wave Temperature Sounder - 3	≥2025 *	≥2031 *	N/A
HIRAS-2	Hyperspectral Infrared Atmospheric Sounder - 2	≥2025 *	≥2031 *	N/A
GNOS-2	GNSS Radio Occultation Sounder - 2	≥2025 *	≥2031 *	N/A
MERSI-3	Medium Resolution Spectral Imager - 3	≥2025 *	≥2031 *	N/A
GAS-2	Greenhouse-gases Absorption Spectrometer - 2	≥2025 *	≥2031 *	N/A
MWRI-2	Micro-Wave Radiation Imager 2	≥2025 *	≥2031 *	N/A
SWS/WAI	Space Weather Suite / Wide-field Auroral Imager	≥2025 *	≥2031 *	N/A
SWS/IPM	Space Weather Suite / Ionospheric PhotoMeter	≥2025 *	≥2031 *	N/A

* 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-2	passive	10.65 GHz	180 MHz	H&V	Window channel
MWRI-2	passive	18.7 GHz	200 MHz	H&V	Window channel
MWRI-2	passive	23.8 GHz	400 MHz	H&V	Water vapour channel
MWRI-2	passive	36.5 GHz	400 MHz	H&V	Window channel
MWRI-2	passive	89 GHz	3000 MHz	H&V	Window channel
MWTS-3	passive	23.8 GHz	270 MHz	QH	Water vapour channel
MWTS-3	passive	31.4 GHz	180 MHz	QH	Window channel
MWTS-3	passive	50.3 GHz	180 MHz	QV	Window channel
MWHS-2	passive	89 GHz	1500 MHz	QH	Window channel
MWHS-2	passive	112.75 GHz - 124.75 GHz	0 MHz	QV	Oxygen band, 8 channels
MWHS-2	passive	166 GHz	1500 MHz	QH	Weak water vapour channel
MWHS-2	passive	175.31 GHz - 191.31 GHz	0 MHz	QV	Water vapour band, 5 channels
MWRI-2	passive	50.3 GHz	400 MHz	H&V	Temperature sounding channel
MWRI-2	passive	52.61 GHz	400 MHz	H&V	Temperature sounding channel
MWRI-2	passive	53.24 GHz	400 MHz	H&V	Temperature sounding channel
MWRI-2	passive	53.75 GHz	400 MHz	H&V	Temperature sounding channel
MWRI-2	passive	112.7503 GHz - 124.7503 GHz	0 MHz	V	Temperature sounding channel
MWTS-3	passive	51.76 GHz	400 MHz	QV	Oxygen band for temperature sounding
MWTS-3	passive	52.61 GHz - 57.61 GHz	0 MHz	QV	Oxygen band for temperature sounding