EO·Atlas
Fengyun-2H (FY-2H)
FY-2H (Fengyun-2H) is the eighth and final flight unit of China's second-generation geostationary meteorological satellite series, operated by the China Meteorological Administration. The satellite launched 5 June 2018 and is stationed at 79 degrees East geostationary orbit, 35,786 km altitude.[1][2]
The primary payload is the Stretched Visible and Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer-II (VISSR-II), a spin-scan visible and infrared imager that delivers multi-channel full-disc imagery for weather nowcasting and atmospheric motion vector derivation over the Indian Ocean and surrounding regions.[3]
End-of-service dates differ across sources: NSMC cites at least 2022,[1] CEOS EO Handbook notes December 2025 as a projected end date,[4] and the WMO OSCAR satellite record, updated in January 2026, still records the satellite as available without specifying a decommission date.[2] FY-2H has surpassed its nominal design life while remaining reported active; as the final FY-2 series unit before the FY-4 series assumed the primary geostationary meteorological service role for China, FY-2H continues in extended service.
Supply chain position
- [1]NSMC FY-2H satellite pageagency doc2026-06-14
- [2]WMO OSCAR satellite record: FY-2Hagency doc2026-06-14
- [3]NSMC VISSR-II instrument pageagency doc2026-06-14
- [4]CEOS EO Handbook mission summary: FY-2Hcommunity2026-06-14
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Fengyun-2H (FY-2H). EO-Atlas, SpectraWorks B.V. https://eo-atlas.org/missions/fy-2h (CC BY 4.0)
BibTeX
@misc{eoatlas:missions:fy-2h,
title = {Fengyun-2H (FY-2H)},
author = {{EO-Atlas}},
publisher = {SpectraWorks B.V.},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
url = {https://eo-atlas.org/missions/fy-2h}
}