FY-2G Satellite Mission Summary

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

Full Name

FY-2G Geostationary Meteorological Satellite

Status

Operational (extended)

Mission Agencies

NSMC-CMA , NRSCC

Launch Date

31 Dec 2014

Mission Links

mission site | data access portal

EOL Date

Dec 2024

EO Portal Info

NORAD Catalog #

40367 (TLE)

International Designator

2014-090A

Orbit Type

Geostationary

Orbit Period

Orbit Sense

N/A

Orbit Inclination

Orbit Altitude

36000 km

Orbit Longitude

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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