# PMS-3 high-resolution optical sensor
*sensor . products*

Panchromatic and four-band multispectral optical imaging payload used on SuperView / GaoJing optical satellites.

## Specifications
- **product status**: operational
- **deployment context**: orbital
- **manufacturer**: cast
- **sensor**: {"instrument_family":"passive-optical","measurement_principle":"passive","spectral_range_nm":{"min":450,"max":900},"spectral_band_count":5,"bands":[{"name":"Panchromatic","centre_nm":675,"fwhm_nm":450},{"name":"Blue","centre_nm":485,"fwhm_nm":70},{"name":"Green","centre_nm":555,"fwhm_nm":70},{"name":"Red","centre_nm":660,"fwhm_nm":60},{"name":"NIR","centre_nm":830,"fwhm_nm":120}],"gsd_m":{"native":0.5},"swath_km":12}
- **entity type**: sensor
- **last verified date**: 2026-06-16
- **verified by**: agency-doc
- **claim status**: agency-sourced
- **provider**: cast
- **attributes**: {"kind":"sensor","product_status":"operational","deployment_context":"orbital","manufacturer":"cast","description":"Panchromatic and four-band multispectral optical imaging payload used on SuperView / GaoJing optical satellites.","sensor":"{\"instrument_family\":\"passive-optical\",\"measurement_principle\":\"passive\",\"spectral_range_nm\":{\"min\":450,\"max\":900},\"spectral_band_count\":5,\"bands\":[{\"name\":\"Panchromatic\",\"centre_nm\":675,\"fwhm_nm\":450},{\"name\":\"Blue\",\"centre_nm\":485,\"fwhm_nm\":70},{\"name\":\"Green\",\"centre_nm\":555,\"fwhm_nm\":70},{\"name\":\"Red\",\"centre_nm\":660,\"fwhm_nm\":60},{\"name\":\"NIR\",\"centre_nm\":830,\"fwhm_nm\":120}],\"gsd_m\":{\"native\":0.5},\"swath_km\":12}"}
- **relevance**: in-scope

## Editorial
PMS-3 is a passive optical high-resolution payload used in the SuperView / GaoJing programme for panchromatic and four-band multispectral imaging. [^wmo-pms-3] It combines 0.5 m native ground sampling, a 12 km swath, and five VIS/NIR channels: panchromatic, blue, green, red, and near-infrared across 450-900 nm. [^wmo-pms-3] The instrument performs optical time-series change detection and vegetation-index mapping, both demonstrated through SuperView. [^wmo-pms-3]

## Compositional position
- superview (missions) --[mission_payloads]--> PMS-3 high-resolution optical sensor

## Sources
- [wmo-pms-3] | WMO OSCAR instrument record: PMS-3 | https://space.oscar.wmo.int/instruments/view/pms_3 | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-16
- [wmo-superview-programme] | WMO OSCAR satellite programme record: SuperView | https://space.oscar.wmo.int/satelliteprogrammes/view/superview | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-16
- [copernicus-superview-1] | Copernicus Data Space SuperView-1 mission page | https://dataspace.copernicus.eu/explore-data/data-collections/copernicus-contributing-missions/missions/superview-1 | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-16
- [eoportal-gaojing] | eoPortal GaoJing / SuperView mission page | https://www.eoportal.org/satellite-missions/gaojing | tier=community | accessed=2026-06-16

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Source: https://eo-atlas.org/products/sensor/pms-3
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