VISSR-2 Instrument

Measurements and Applications

Meteorological.

Instrument Summary

Full Name
Stretched Visible and Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer-2
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
NRSCC, CAST, NSMC-CMA, CNSA
Maturity
Instrument Type
Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR)
Geometry
Earth disk scanning
Instrument Technology
Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
DAT

Performance Summary

Resolution
5 km
[Best Resolution: 5000m]
Swath
Full Earth disk
Accuracy
1.25 - 5 km
Waveband
VIS - TIR: 0.5 - 12.5 µm (5 channels)
VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm)
MWIR (~3.0 µm - ~6.0 µm)
TIR (~6.0 µm - ~15.0 µm)

Instrument Missions

FY-2C - FY-2C Geostationary Meteorological Satellite (2004 - 2008)
FY-2D - FY-2D Geostationary Meteorological Satellite (2006 - 2015)
FY-2E - FY-2E Geostationary Meteorological Satellite (2008 - 2019)
FY-2F - FY-2F Geostationary Meteorological Satellite (2012 - 2022)
FY-2G - FY-2G Geostationary Meteorological Satellite (2014 - 2025)
FY-2H - FY-2H Geostationary Meteorological Satellite (2018 - 2025)

Instrument Measurements