FY-2G Mission

Objectives and Applications

Meteorology and environmental monitoring; data collection and redistribution.

Mission Summary

Full Name
FY-2G Geostationary Meteorological Satellite
Mission Status
Operational (extended)
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
31 Dec 2014
Mission Links
EOL Date
Dec 2025
EO Portal Info

Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Geostationary
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
N/A
Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude
36000 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
Repeat Cycle
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator

Mission Instruments

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

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereCloud 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
LandAlbedo and reflectance VISSR-2
Vegetation VISSR-2
Surface temperature (land) VISSR-2
Multi-purpose imagery (land) VISSR-2
OceanSurface temperature (ocean) VISSR-2
Multi-purpose imagery (ocean) VISSR-2

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