# National Satellite Ocean Application Service
*agency . companies*

Chinese national ocean satellite application organisation surfaced as the HY ocean-satellite operator and data distributor.

## Specifications
- **country**: China
- **website**: https://www.nsoas.org.cn/eng/
- **operator domains**: ["nsoas.org.cn"]
- **entity type**: company
- **last verified date**: 2026-06-26
- **verified by**: community
- **claim status**: agency-sourced
- **attributes**: {"kind":"agency","country":"China","website":"https://www.nsoas.org.cn/eng/","operator_domains":"[\"nsoas.org.cn\"]","description":"Chinese national ocean satellite application organisation surfaced as the HY ocean-satellite operator and data distributor."}
- **relevance**: in-scope

## Editorial
National Satellite Ocean Application Service is a Chinese ocean-satellite application organisation associated with HY ocean satellite data and operations.[^nsoas-hy1d-launch][^nsoas-hy2d-launch][^haiyang-community] Its Earth-observation role covers HY ocean-colour, ocean-dynamics, and ocean-surveillance satellite series, including operator and data-service functions for Haiyang ocean satellites.[^nsoas-hy1d-launch][^nsoas-hy2d-launch][^haiyang-community] For buyers, NSOAS is the agency profile linked to Chinese ocean-observation missions and data distribution around the HY-1 and HY-2 series.[^nsoas-hy1d-launch][^nsoas-hy2d-launch][^haiyang-community]

## Sources
- [nsoas-hy1d-launch] | A new development journey of Ocean colour Satellites | https://www.nsoas.org.cn/eng/item/258.html | tier=operator-press | accessed=2026-06-26
- [nsoas-hy2d-launch] | HY-2D satellite launch news | https://www.nsoas.org.cn/eng/item/262.html | tier=operator-press | accessed=2026-06-26
- [haiyang-community] | Haiyang satellite programme | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiyang_(satellite) | tier=community | accessed=2026-06-26

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