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INSTRUMENTS
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
Instrument - Positioning/Navigation
LRR ERS
The Laser Retro-Reflector (LRR), on board the ERS-1 and ERS-2 missions, was an optical device for accurate satellite tracking from the ground to support instrument data evaluation.
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Instrument - Positioning/Navigation
Instrument - Positioning/Navigation
LRR (ERS-2)
An optical device for accurate satellite tracking from the ground to support instrument data evaluation
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Instrument - Magnetic Field/Electric Field Instruments
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.
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Instrument - Spectrometers/Radiometers
Instrument - Spectrometers/Radiometers
ATSR-1
ATSR-1 instrument was used for measuring sea-surface temperatures and cloud-top temperatures and vegetation monitoring.
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Instrument - Spectrometers/Radiometers
Instrument - Spectrometers/Radiometers
ATSR
The Along Track Scanning Radiometer (ATSR) on board ERS-1 and ERS-2 mission consisted of two instruments, an Infra-Red Radiometer and a Microwave Sounder.