Objectives and Applications
Meteorology and environmental monitoring; data collection and redistribution.
Full Name
FY-2D Geostationary Meteorological Satellite
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
08 Dec 2006
Mission Links
EOL Date
30 Jun 2015
Orbit Type
Geostationary
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
N/A
Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude
36000 km
Orbit Longitude
-86.5 deg
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
VISSR-2 - Stretched Visible and Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer-2 |
| 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 |