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aliases:
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    lexicon: ceos
    term: 365
    url: http://database.eohandbook.com/database/missionsummary.aspx?missionID=365
  - context: Mission
    lexicon: ceos
    term: FY-2E
    url: http://database.eohandbook.com/database/missionindex.aspx#F
cited_by: []
contributors:
  - display_name: 'Contributor : National Satellite Meteorological Center/Chinese Meterological Administration '
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    id: 3740
    organization:
      country_code: CN
      display_name: National Satellite Meteorological Center/Chinese Meterological Administration
      identifier: national-satellite-meteorological-center-chinese-meteorological-administration
      name: National Satellite Meteorological Center/Chinese Meterological Administration
      organization_type_identifier: national
      type: organization
      url: http://www.nsmc.cma.gov.cn/NSMC_EN/Home/Index.html
    organization_uri: /organization/national-satellite-meteorological-center-chinese-meteorological-administration
    person: {}
    person_id: ~
    person_uri: ~
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    uri: /contributor/3740
  - display_name: 'Contributor : National Remote Sensing Centre of China '
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    id: 3725
    organization:
      country_code: CN
      display_name: National Remote Sensing Centre of China
      identifier: national-remote-sensing-centre-china
      name: National Remote Sensing Centre of China
      organization_type_identifier: national
      type: organization
      url: http://www.nrscc.gov.cn/nrscc/en/functions/index.html
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    person_id: ~
    person_uri: ~
    role_type_identifier: contributor
    uri: /contributor/3725
description: 'China began the development of its geostationary meteorological program in the 1980s. FengYun-2, or FY-2 (FenYun means " " in Chinese), is the geostationary meteorological satellite series of China, organized and operated by NSMC (National Satellite Meteorological Center) of CMA (China Meteorological Administration) and built by the Shanghai Institute of Satellite Engineering. China started its FY-2 development program in 1980.'
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display_name: fy-2e-geostationary-meteorological-satellite
end_date: 2014-12-01T00:00:00
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identifier: fy-2e-geostationary-meteorological-satellite
instruments:
  - description: Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer
    description_attribution: Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer
    identifier: improved-multispectral-visible-and-infra-red-scan-radiometer-5-channels
    name: Improved Multispectral Visible and Infra-red Scan Radiometer (5 channels)
    uri: /instrument/improved-multispectral-visible-and-infra-red-scan-radiometer-5-channels
name: FY-2E Geostationary Meteorological Satellite
parents: []
platform_type_identifier: spacecraft
references: []
start_date: 2008-12-26T00:00:00
type: platform
uri: /platform/fy-2e-geostationary-meteorological-satellite
url: http://fy3.satellite.cma.gov.cn/arssen/