Abstract: During more than 50 years of continuous research and technological innovation, China's
Fengyun Meteorological Satellite System has got significant achievement. 21 Fengyun satellites have been
launched. Currently, 9 of them are operating stably in orbit, forming a comprehensive observation system that
includes geostationary orbit and sun synchronous polar orbit satellites. By reviewing the development history and
current status of Fengyun meteorological satellites and remote sensing instruments, the effectiveness of ground
segments in data reception, processing, and operation, as well as the construction and service of application
systems, the technical capabilities of Fengyun meteorological satellites, their ground segments and application
systems have been analyzed comprehensively. Through comparative analysis with major countries around the
world in terms of meteorological satellite network observation, remote sensing instrument technology, and ground
segment operation capabilities, it is found that Fengyun Meteorological Satellites not only have a complete orbit
layout and remote sensing instrument configuration, but its remote sensing instrument detection capability has
reached the international advanced level, although some performance indicators still have room for improvement.
The ground segments have established an efficient data reception, processing, and service process, with advanced
data pre-processing technology and sub-pixel level geolocation accuracy. The radiometric calibration accuracy is
3% in the visible band and 0.2 K in the infrared band. In addition, the Fengyun Meteorological Satellite System
has established a comprehensive and complete quantitative product system for atmospheric, land, marine, and
space weather, and has established a radiation correction field for Chinese remote sensing satellites, and carried
out authenticity verification of remote sensing products. Fengyun satellite data has been widely used in various
fields such as weather forecasting, climate change research, ecological environment monitoring, and natural
disaster warning, and its application level is constantly improving. In the future, the Fengyun meteorological
satellite observation system aims to evolve towards establishing a hybrid-architecture space observation system,
achieving comprehensive and precise perception of observation elements, enabling intelligent and efficient
operation of satellite-ground systems, integrating emerging technologies in data processing, expanding remote
sensing application scenarios, and fostering international cooperation and sharing.