| Instrument | Status/
Accuracy | Instrument Description | Measurement Technology | Timeline |
LCCRA (LARES)
Laser Corner Cube Reflector Assembly | Operational
| Accuracy measurements on Lense-Thirring effect and baseline tracking data for General Relativity study and precision geodesy. Also for calibration of radar altimeter bias. | n/a |  |
LCCRA (LARES-2)
Laser Corner Cube Reflector Assembly | Operational
| Accuracy measurements on Lense-Thirring effect and baseline tracking data for General Relativity study and precision geodesy. Also for calibration of radar altimeter bias. Retro-reflectors are smaller (about 1 inch in diameter) than those mounted onboard LARES-1 and their number is much greater (about 300). | n/a | |
LRA (LAGEOS)
Laser Retroreflector Array | Operational
| Baseline tracking data for precision geodesy. Also for calibration of radar altimeter bias. Several types used on various missions. | n/a | |
PALSAR-2
Phased Array type L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar-2 | Operational
| Disaster monitoring, land monitoring, agricultural monitoring, natural resource exploration, global forest monitoring, potential use and interferometry. | n/a | |
PALSAR-3
Phased Array type L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar-3 | Being developed
| Disaster monitoring, land monitoring, agricultural monitoring, natural resource exploration, global forest monitoring, potential use and interferometry. | n/a | |
Multiview Thermal-Infared
Multiview Thermal-Infared | Approved
| Observations of motion occurring at or near Earth’s surface. | n/a | |
Passive Synthetic Aperture Radar
Passive Synthetic Aperture Radar | Approved
| High-resolution observations of motion occurring at or near Earth’s surface. Record radio waves originating from the accompanying Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellite as they bounce back from the Earth’s surface, allowing scientists to measure small shifts in the shape of the land surface, such as those related to earthquakes and volcanic activity, as well as of land ice and sea ice. | n/a | |