FY-2C Satellite Mission Summary

CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - FY-2C -

Full Name

FY-2C Geostationary Meteorological Satellite

Status

Mission complete

Mission Agencies

NSMC-CMA , NRSCC

Launch Date

19 Oct 2004

Mission Links

mission site | data access portal

EOL Date

25 Nov 2008

EO Portal Info

NORAD Catalog #

28451 (TLE)

International Designator

2004-042A

Orbit Type

Geostationary

Orbit Period

Orbit Sense

N/A

Orbit Inclination

Orbit Altitude

36000 km

Orbit Longitude

-105 deg

Orbit LST

Repeat Cycle

Objectives and Applications

Meteorology and environmental monitoring Data collection and redistribution.

Mission Measurements

Category	Parameter	Instrument(s)
Atmosphere	Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature	VISSR-2
	Cloud particle properties and profile	VISSR-2
	Liquid water and precipitation rate	VISSR-2
	Radiation budget	VISSR-2
	Atmospheric Temperature Fields	VISSR-2
Land	Albedo and reflectance	VISSR-2
	Vegetation	VISSR-2
	Surface temperature (land)	VISSR-2
	Multi-purpose imagery (land)	VISSR-2
Ocean	Surface temperature (ocean)	VISSR-2
	Multi-purpose imagery (ocean)	VISSR-2

Mission Instruments

VISSR-2 - Stretched Visible and Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer-2

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