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Stretched Visible and Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer-II (VISSR-II)
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Five-channel visible, mid-wave infrared and thermal-infrared spin-scan radiometer flown on late FY-2 geostationary meteorological satellites.
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]
Pricing not publicly listed by operator
Compositional position
- 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.
None on record.
- [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