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

Description

Moderate-resolution optical imager with 5 VIS/MWIR/TIR channels for imagery and wind derivation by tracking clouds and water vapour features.

Satellite FY-2C FY-2D FY-2E FY-2F FY-2G FY-2H 
No. Channels 5
Spatial Resolution 1.25km (VIS) / 5km (IR)
Weight 82kg
Power 75W

Characteristics

Spectrum Range Accuracy
0.55~0.99 µm 43 @ 95%
3.50~4.00 µm 0.5K @ 300K
6.30~7.60 µm 1.0K @ 300K
10.3~11.3 µm 0.5K @ 300K
11.5~12.5 µm 0.5K @ 300K

Data and Products

Satellite Instrument Datasets
FY-2H VISSR-II L1 dataL2L3 product
FY-2G VISSR-II L1 dataL2L3 product
FY-2F VISSR-II L1 dataL2L3 product
FY-2E VISSR-II L1 dataL2L3 product
FY-2D VISSR-II L1 dataL2L3 product
FY-2C VISSR-II L1 dataL2L3 product

Calibration and Validation

VISSR-II calibration and validation