FY-2H Satellite Mission Summary

Identifierfy-2hNamesFY-2H Geostationary Meteorological SatelliteFY-2H About identifiers

SeriesFY-2fy-2

Meteorology and environmental monitoring; data collection and redistribution.

Full Name

FY-2H Geostationary Meteorological Satellite

Mission Status

Operational (extended)

Mission Agencies

NSMC-CMA, CNSA

Launch Date

05 Jun 2018

Mission Links

mission site | data access portal

EOL Date

Dec 2026

EO Portal Info

Orbit Type

Geostationary

Orbit Period

Orbit Sense

N/A

Orbit Inclination

Orbit Altitude

35786 km

Orbit Longitude

79 deg

Orbit LST

Repeat Cycle

NORAD Catalog #

43491

International Designator

2018-050A

SEM (FY-2) - Space Environment Monitor fy-2h_sem-fy-2

VISSR-II - Stretched Visible and Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer-2 fy-2h_vissr-2

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

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