HY-2E Satellite Mission Summary

Identifierhy-2eNamesOcean dynamics satellite EHY-2E About identifiers

SeriesHY-2hy-2

Detecting ocean surface temperature, wind field, wave and topography.

Full Name

Ocean dynamics satellite E

Mission Status

Commissioning

Mission Agencies

NSOAS, CAST

Launch Date

01 Jul 2026

Mission Links

mission site

EOL Date

Dec 2031

EO Portal Info

Orbit Type

Sun-synchronous

Orbit Period

Orbit Sense

Descending

Orbit Inclination

99.3 deg

Orbit Altitude

973 km

Orbit Longitude

Orbit LST

6:00

Repeat Cycle

14 days

NORAD Catalog #

69737

International Designator

2026-149A

ALT - Radar Altimeter hy-2e_alt-hy

DGXX-S - Doppler Orbitography and Radio-positioning Integrated by Satellite (DORIS) - New Generation XX-S hy-2e_dgxx-s

MWRI - Microwave Radiometer Imager hy-2e_mwri

SCAT - Scatterometer hy-2e_scat-hy

Category	Parameter	Instrument(s)
Atmosphere	Atmospheric Humidity Fields	MWRI
Gravity and Magnetic Fields	Gravity, Magnetic and Geodynamic measurements	DGXX-S
Ocean	Ocean topography/currents	ALT, DGXX-S
	Ocean surface winds	MWRI, SCAT
	Surface temperature (ocean)	MWRI
	Ocean wave height and spectrum	ALT
Snow & Ice	Sea ice cover, edge and thickness	MWRI

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