China has successfully launched 21 FENGYUN meteorological satellites since 1988, among which 9 are in-orbit. China is one of the few countries that operate both geostationary and polar-orbiting satellites. Its satellite programme is one of the major components in the WMO Integrated Global Observation System (WIGOS) as well as the International Charter on Space and Major Disasters. It is now providing satellite data and products to around 2700 users from over 100 countries or regions. With consistent efforts on upgrading, operationalization and series-management, its comprehensive performance and international use have been greatly improved. The Emergency Support Mechanism of FENGYUN Satellites is also another demonstration of China's contribution to its users worldwide.

In the context of the requirement of enhanced use of satellite data and products and vision for WIGOS Space 2040, the FENGYUN Satellite User Conference (FYSUC) aims to provide a platform between FENGYUN satellite provider and its users, involve users in the further development of FENGYUN satellite applications, thus better meet the needs of the users.

AOMSUC started in 2010 with its first conference held in Beijing, China. Initial sponsors of the AOMSUC were the China Meteorological Administration, the Japan Meteorological Agency, the Korea Meteorological Administration, the Australia Bureau of Meteorology, the World Meteorological Organization, and the Group on Earth Observations. Since that first conference, the conference was held annually in China (2010, 2014), Japan (2011, 2015), Korea (2012, 2016), Australia (2013, 2019), Russia (2017), and Indonesia (2018). The 11the AOMSUC was planned to be held in 2020, but with the COVID-19 pandemic, it was postponed to 2021.

In June 2016 the seven Permanent Representatives of Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russian Federation, and the Republic of Korea, together with the Secretary-General of WMO, signed the Memorandum on the Asia-Oceania Meteorological Satellite Users’ Conference (AOMSUC) during the sixty-eighth session of the WMO Executive Council in Geneva. The 2016 Memorandum codified the AOMSUC as a permanent mechanism for facilitating dialogue and improved collaboration among the space agencies and user communities of the Asia-Oceania region, and for enhancing the use of satellites for weather, climate, and disaster mitigation services.