Sensor · Spaceborne

Stretched Visible and Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer-II (VISSR-II)

Missions → Fengyun-2H (FY-2H) (Extended operations)

Five-channel visible, mid-wave infrared and thermal-infrared spin-scan radiometer flown on late FY-2 geostationary meteorological satellites.

Sensor

VISSR-II, also listed as S-VISSR, is a five-channel visible, mid-wave infrared, water-vapour, and thermal-infrared spin-scan radiometer flown on late FY-2 geostationary meteorological satellites.^[1]^[2] Its channel set comprises one visible band at 0.55-0.99 um, one 3.5-4.0 um mid-wave infrared band, one 6.3-7.6 um water-vapour band, and two split-window thermal infrared bands at 10.3-11.3 um and 11.5-12.5 um.^[2] The visible channel has 1.25 km resolution, while the infrared channels have 5 km resolution.^[2] Full-disk repeat coverage is every 30 minutes.^[2] VISSR-II has demonstrated use for atmospheric motion vectors through cloud and water-vapour feature tracking.^[2]

Operator pricing

Pricing not publicly listed by operator

Supply chain position

carried by Fengyun-2H (FY-2H)

Methods this sensor implements

Demonstrated

Atmospheric motion vectors (AMV)via Fengyun-2H (FY-2H)
NSMC describes VISSR-II as a five-channel visible/MWIR/TIR imager for imagery and wind derivation by tracking clouds and water-vapour features on FY-2H.
Multispectral optical imaging
[wmo-s-vissr-fy2fgh] One visible channel at 0.55 to 0.99 um and 1.25 km resolution; edge covers its visible channel only.
Thermal infrared imagingvia Fengyun-2H (FY-2H)
[wmo-s-vissr-fy2fgh] One 3.5-4.0 um MWIR band and two split-window TIR bands at 5 km; edge covers those channels.

Capable, undemonstrated

None on record.

Topics this relates to

Atmospheric Wind Observation Atmospheric motion vectors (AMV)(demonstrated)well suited

Weather nowcasting Atmospheric motion vectors (AMV)(demonstrated)well suited

Disaster damage assessment Multispectral optical imaging(demonstrated)well suited

Snow cover Multispectral optical imaging(demonstrated)well suited

Cloud properties Multispectral optical imaging(demonstrated)adequate

Coastal erosion Multispectral optical imaging(demonstrated)adequate

Crop-type mapping Multispectral optical imaging(demonstrated)adequate

Deforestation Multispectral optical imaging(demonstrated)adequate

Flooding Multispectral optical imaging(demonstrated)adequate

Illegal construction Multispectral optical imaging(demonstrated)adequate

Land cover change Multispectral optical imaging(demonstrated)adequate

Terrain elevation Multispectral optical imaging(demonstrated)adequate

Urban change Multispectral optical imaging(demonstrated)adequate

Crop phenology Multispectral optical imaging(demonstrated)marginal

Crop stress and yield Multispectral optical imaging(demonstrated)marginal

Inland water Multispectral optical imaging(demonstrated)marginal

Mineral exploration Multispectral optical imaging(demonstrated)marginal

Pasture and grazing Multispectral optical imaging(demonstrated)marginal

Wildfire Multispectral optical imaging(demonstrated)marginal

Building thermal performance Thermal infrared imaging(demonstrated)well suited

Urban heat island Thermal infrared imaging(demonstrated)well suited

Sources

[1]NSMC VISSR-II instrument pageagency doc2026-06-16
[2]WMO OSCAR instrument record: S-VISSR (FY-2F/G/H)agency doc2026-06-16
[3]NSMC FY-2H satellite pageagency doc2026-06-16
[4]CMA FY-2 status report to CGMS-47agency doc2026-06-16

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Stretched Visible and Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer-II (VISSR-II). EO-Atlas, SpectraWorks B.V. https://eo-atlas.org/products/sensor/vissr-2 (CC BY 4.0)

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@misc{eoatlas:products:sensor:vissr-2,
  title = {Stretched Visible and Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer-II (VISSR-II)},
  author = {{EO-Atlas}},
  publisher = {SpectraWorks B.V.},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
  url = {https://eo-atlas.org/products/sensor/vissr-2}
}