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Explore the many instruments the European Space Agency use to observe the Earth. ESA offer data from a wide range of optical, radar, atmospheric, altimetric and gravimetric instrumentation.

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  • Instrument - Positioning/Navigation

    LRR (Envisat)

    Instrument - Positioning/Navigation

    LRR (Envisat)

    The LRR instrument aboard Envisat was used to accurately determine the orbital height of the satellite.

  • Instrument - Magnetic Field/Electric Field Instruments

    GPSR and LRR (Swarm)

    Instrument - Magnetic Field/Electric Field Instruments

    GPSR and LRR (Swarm)

    Each Swarm satellite is equipped with a Laser Retroreflector for external calibration and validation of the on-board GPS receiver.

  • Instrument - Spectrometers/Radiometers

    AATSR

    Instrument - Spectrometers/Radiometers

    AATSR

    The AATSR instrument aboard Envisat was primarily designed to measure Sea Surface Temperature.