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National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences

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The National Space Science Center (NSSC) is a research institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, originally established as the Center for Space Science and Applied Research (CSSAR) and renamed to NSSC in 2015.^[1]^[2] The institute developed the Microwave Humidity Sounder (MWHS) and Microwave Temperature Sounder (MWTS) instruments carried aboard the FY-3 series of Chinese polar-orbiting meteorological satellites.^[2]^[3]

Manufactures

MWTS Microwave Temperature SounderMicrowave Radiometer8 bands / 50.3 - 57.29 GHz
Operator pricingPricing not publicly listed by operator
MWHS Microwave Humidity SounderMicrowave Radiometer1 band / 183.31 - 183.31 GHz
Operator pricingPricing not publicly listed by operator

Distributes

SDGSAT-1 Thermal Infrared Open Science DataGeoTIFF / L1open3 bands
GeoTIFF / L1 / 3 bands
Operator pricingPricing not publicly listed by operator

Sources

[1]FY-3 FengYun-3, eoPortalcommunity2026-06-12
[2]Design and development of microwave humidity sounder for FY-3 meteorological satellitepeer reviewed2026-06-12
[3]NSSC CAS - Introductionagency doc2026-06-20
[4]Conference of 50th Anniversary of Founding of CSSAR - NSSC CASagency doc2026-06-20

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