WVC-2 Instrument

Measurements and Applications

Multispectral measurements of Earth's surface for natural enviroment and disaster applications.

Instrument Summary

Full Name
Wide View CCD camera - 2
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
High resolution optical imagers
Geometry
Push-broom scanning
Instrument Technology
Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
GEOTIFF

Performance Summary

Resolution
30 m
[Best Resolution: 30m]
Swath
360 km (per set), 720 km (two sets)
[Max Swath: 720 km]
Accuracy
Waveband
0.43 - 0.90 µm (4 bands)
VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm)
NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm)

Instrument Missions

HJ-2A - Huan Jing-2A (2020 - 2025)
HJ-2B - Huan Jing-2B (2020 - 2025)

Instrument Measurements