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Copernicus [http://www.copernicus.eu/] is a European system for monitoring the Earth in support of European policy. It includes Earth Observation satellites (notably the Sentinel series developed by ESA) that form part of the Copernicus Space Component of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Commission (COM). The Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer (CIMR) mission is one of six Copernicus Expansion (CopEx) Missions that address emerging and urgent needs for new types of observations and will have a particular focus on monitoring Polar regions.The primary mission objectives of CIMR [2] are to measure Sea Ice Concentration (SIC) and Sea Ice Extent (SIE) at a spatial resolution of 5 km and Sea Surface Temperature (SST) at a spatial resolution of 15 km with a focus on sub-daily coverage of Polar Regions and daily coverage of Adjacent Seas. In addition, CIMR has to ensure European operational continuity of L-band measurement capability in synergy with other missions (e.g. MetOp-SG) to enhance monitoring of the Polar Regions and Adjacent Seas.Following the successful System and Instrument Preliminary Design Review (PDR) held on October 2022, this paper focusses on the CIMR Instrument architecture and performance. For more details on the CIMR mission [2] and CIMR project, please consult [3] and [4], respectively.