| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Haiyang 2A (HY 2A) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | China (PR) |
| Operator/Owner | State Oceanic Administration (SOA) |
| Users | Government |
| Purpose | Meteorology |
| Class of Orbit | LEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 0 |
| Perigee (km) | 965 |
| Apogee (km) | 967 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000136314067611778 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 99.4 |
| Period (minutes) | 104.4 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 1500 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | |
| Power (watts) | |
| Date of Launch | 15-08-2011 |
| Expected Lifetime | 3 yrs. |
| Contractor | China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) |
| Country of Contractor | China (PR) |
| Launch Site | Taiyuan Launch Center |
| Launch Vehicle | Long March 4B |
| COSPAR Number | 2011-043A |
| NORAD Number | 37781 |
| Comments | Ocean-imaging surveillance satellite. |