Abstract: An objective technique of Tropical Cyclone (TC) moving direction prediction for the Northwestern Pacific Ocean during 2001～2002 is studied using GMS-5 Outing Longwave Radiation (OLR) data. Three formulae used to predict TC moving direction in 6, 12 and 24 hours, respectively, have been obtained based on the multiple linear regression framework and some regression factors including several kinds of OLR characteristic values and the minimum sea level pressure of tropical cyclone center. The multiple correlation coefficients of the statistical analysis using the information of TCs in The Tropical Cyclone Yearbook to validate the satellite-based prediction are 0.954、0.945、0.914 respectively. The results are satisfied through checking one of the TCs during 2001.The techniques could be applied in future operation and would contribute to the improvement of TC movement prediction, especially when there is a sudden change in TC moving direction, and of forecasting and warning capability.