# Fengyun-2H (FY-2H)
*missions*

## Specifications
- **operator**: cma
- **actual launch**: 2018-06-05
- **current status**: extended
- **orbit type**: Geostationary orbit, 35786 km altitude, 79 deg E longitude
- **tasking supported**: false
- **current geographic priority**: 79 deg E geostationary service area
- **launch vehicle**: casc-long-march-3a
- **entity type**: mission
- **last verified date**: 2026-06-14
- **verified by**: agency-doc
- **claim status**: agency-sourced
- **provider**: cma
- **attributes**: {"operator":"cma","actual_launch":"2018-06-05","current_status":"extended","orbit_type":"Geostationary orbit, 35786 km altitude, 79 deg E longitude","tasking_supported":false,"current_geographic_priority":"79 deg E geostationary service area","launch_vehicle":"casc-long-march-3a"}
- **relevance**: in-scope

## Editorial
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.[^nsmc-fy2h][^wmo-fy2h]

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.[^nsmc-vissr-2]

End-of-service dates differ across sources: NSMC cites at least 2022,[^nsmc-fy2h] CEOS EO Handbook notes December 2025 as a projected end date,[^ceos-fy2h] and the WMO OSCAR satellite record, updated in January 2026, still records the satellite as available without specifying a decommission date.[^wmo-fy2h] 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.

## Compositional position
- Fengyun-2H (FY-2H) --[mission_payloads]--> vissr-2 (products)
- Fengyun-2H (FY-2H) --[related-topic]--> weather-nowcasting (topics)
- Fengyun-2H (FY-2H) --[related-topic]--> atmospheric-wind (topics)

## Sources
- [nsmc-fy2h] | NSMC FY-2H satellite page | https://www.nsmc.org.cn/nsmc/en/satellite/FY2H.html | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-14
- [nsmc-vissr-2] | NSMC VISSR-II instrument page | https://www.nsmc.org.cn/nsmc/en/instrument/VISSR-2.html | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-14
- [wmo-fy2h] | WMO OSCAR satellite record: FY-2H | https://space.oscar.wmo.int/satellites/view/fy_2h | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-14
- [ceos-fy2h] | CEOS EO Handbook mission summary: FY-2H | https://database.eohandbook.com/database/missionsummary.aspx?missionID=701 | tier=community | accessed=2026-06-14

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