CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT INDEX (CANCELLED)

This page lists all the cancelled (no longer considered) instruments in the MIM in alphabetical order. Click the links to view instrument details.
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A

ALICAT (Atmospheric Lidar for Clouds and Aerosol Transport ), No longer considered, NASA
ALISEO (SAGNAC imaging spectrometer), No longer considered, ASI
ALT (Altimeter), No longer considered, NOAA
Altimeter (OCEANSAT-3) (Ku-band Altimeter), No longer considered, ISRO
AMSR follow-on (Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer follow-on), No longer considered, JAXA
Arkon-2M SAR (Arkon-2M SAR), No longer considered, ROSKOSMOS
ARMA-M3 (Equipment for radio occultation monitoring of the atmosphere), No longer considered, ROSHYDROMET (ROSKOSMOS)
AVHRR/4 (Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer/4), No longer considered, NOAA

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B

BNR (280k) (BNR (280k)), No longer considered, ROSKOSMOS
BRIZ (BRIZ), No longer considered, ROSKOSMOS
BSS & FSS transponders (BSS & FSS transponders), No longer considered, ISRO
BUFS-4 (Backscatter spectrometer/4), No longer considered, ROSKOSMOS

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C

C/X SAR (SAR), No longer considered, ISRO
CERES-C (Cloud and the Earth's Radiant Energy System-Continuation), No longer considered, NOAA
Cloud Radar (Cloud radar (ACE)), No longer considered, NASA
Cloud Sensor (Cloud and aerosol sensor), No longer considered, JAXA
CMIS (Conical-scanning Microwave Imager/Sounder), No longer considered, NOAA
CO Sensor (ASCENDS) (CO Sensor (ASCENDS)), No longer considered, NASA
CO2 and O2 LIDAR (ASCENDS) (Combined CO2 and O2 column absorption LIDAR (ASCENDS)), No longer considered, NASA
COALA (Calibration for Ozone through Atmospheric Limb Acquisitions for Ozone through Atmospheric Limb Acquisitions), No longer considered, ESA
CZS (Coastal Zone Scanner), No longer considered, ROSHYDROMET

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D

DCS (Data Collecting System), No longer considered, INPE
DCS (Data Collecting System), No longer considered, INPE

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E

EFO-2 (EFO-2), No longer considered, ROSKOSMOS
EHIS (Energetic Heavy Ion Sensor), No longer considered, NOAA
EMA (Electric, Magnetic, fields Analyser), No longer considered, ASI
ERBS (Earth Radiation Budget Sensor), No longer considered, NOAA (NASA)
EUVS (Extreme Ultraviolet Sensor), No longer considered, NOAA
Event Imaging Spectrometer from GEO (GeoCape) (Event Imaging Spectrometer from GEO (GeoCape)), No longer considered, NASA

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F

None.

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G

GALS-M (Galactic space rays detector), No longer considered, ROSHYDROMET
Geomicrowave sounder (Geomicrowave sounder), No longer considered, NOAA
GeoSTAR (MW Array Spectrometer (PATH)), No longer considered, NASA
GHG Sensor (Greenhouse gases observing sensor), No longer considered, JAXA
GIFTS (Geosynchronous Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer), No longer considered, NASA
GLI follow-on (Global Imager follow-on), No longer considered, JAXA
GNSS Reflectometer (HydroGNSS) (Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Reflectometer), No longer considered, ESA (UKSA)
GPS (GPS receiver), No longer considered, ASI
GPS (GRACE) (Global Positioning System Receiver), No longer considered, NASA
GPSOS (Global Positioning System Occultation Sensor), No longer considered, NOAA
GRACE-FO Instrument (GRACE-FO Instrument), No longer considered, NASA
GSA (2) (Hyperspectral imaging equipment), No longer considered, ROSKOSMOS
GSA (3) (Hyperspectral imaging equipment), No longer considered, ROSKOSMOS
GSA (4) (Hyperspectral imaging equipment), No longer considered, ROSKOSMOS

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HDWL (3D Winds) (HDWL (3D Winds)), No longer considered, NASA
HES (Hyperspectral Environmental Suite), No longer considered, NOAA
High Resolution Panchromatic Camera (High Resolution Panchromatic Camera), No longer considered, CONAE
HPC (High Performance Computer), No longer considered, CSIRO
HRSS-1 (High Resolution SWIR Spectrometer), No longer considered, ISRO
HRTPC (High Resolution Technological Panchromatic Camera), No longer considered, CONAE
HRVS-1A/-1B (High Resolution VNIR Spectrometer), No longer considered, ISRO
HRWS X-Band Digital Beamforming SAR (HRWS X-Band Digital Beamforming SAR), No longer considered, DLR
HSC (SABIA_MAR) (High Sensitivity Camera), No longer considered, CONAE
Hycam (Hyperspectral Camera), No longer considered, ASI
HYDROS (HYDROS), No longer considered, NASA
Hyperspectral Sounder (Hyperspectral Sounder), No longer considered, ISRO
HYSI (Cartosat-3) (Hyperspectral sensor), No longer considered, ISRO
HYSI (IRS-1A)-VNIR (Hyperspectral VNIR), No longer considered, ISRO
HySI (TES-HYS) (Hyperspectral Imager (TES-HYS)), No longer considered, ISRO

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IGPM (IGPM microwave radiometer), No longer considered, ASI
IGPM rain radar (IGPM rain radar), No longer considered, ASI
IKOR-M (The modernized measuring instrument of short-wave reflected radiation), No longer considered, ROSKOSMOS
IK-radiometer (1) (IR-radiometer), No longer considered, ROSKOSMOS
Imaging spectrometer (Imaging spectrometer), No longer considered, CSIRO
INS-2TD Instrument (INS-2TD Instrument), No longer considered, ISRO
INSAT Comms (Communications package for INSAT), No longer considered, ISRO
IR Camera (SAOCOM), No longer considered, CONAE
IR Correlation Radiometer (GeoCape) (IR Correlation Radiometer (GeoCape)), No longer considered, NASA
IR Sounder (Infra-red Sounder), No longer considered, ROSHYDROMET
IR spectrometer (CLARREO) (IR spectrometer (CLARREO)), No longer considered, NASA
IR Spectrometer (GACM) (IR Spectrometer (GACM)), No longer considered, NASA
IRFS-2 (IR Sounding Spectrometer), No longer considered, ROSHYDROMET

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J

None.

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K

K band radiometers (SCLP) (K band radiometers (SCLP)), No longer considered, NASA
KGI-4S (Complex heliogeophysical measurements), No longer considered, ROSKOSMOS
KShMSA-SR (Medium resolution wide capture multispectral optical sensor), No longer considered, ROSKOSMOS
Ku and X-band radars (SCLP) (Ku and X-band radars (SCLP)), No longer considered, NASA

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Lagrange RO (GNSS Receiver for Radio Occultation), No longer considered, CONAE (ASI)
Laser altimeter (LIST) (Laser altimeter (LIST)), No longer considered, NASA
L-band SAR (L-band SAR), No longer considered, INPE
Lidar (Lidar), No longer considered, NASA
LIS (Lightning Imager Sensor), No longer considered,
Liulin-AR (256 channels Spectrometer), No longer considered, CONAE
LP/ RPA (Langmuir Probe and Retarding Potential Analyser), No longer considered, ASI
L-SAR (L-Band SAR), No longer considered, UKSA

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Mach-Zehnder Micro-interferometer (Mach-Zehnder Micro-interferometer), No longer considered, ASI
MAGIS (Measurement of Atmospheric Gases using Infrared Sp), No longer considered, ISRO
MAPI (Multi-Angle Polarisation Imager), No longer considered, ISRO
MASTER (MASTER), No longer considered, ESA
MATHS (Millimeter wave Atmosphere Temperature and Humidity Sounder), No longer considered, ISRO
MAVELI (Measurements of Aerosols by Viewing Earth's Limb), No longer considered, ISRO
MBLA (Multi-Beam Laser Altimeter), No longer considered, NASA
MeteoSAR (MeteoSAR), No longer considered, ROSHYDROMET
Microwave limb sounder (GACM) (Microwave limb sounder (GACM)), No longer considered, NASA
Millimeter Wave Sounder (Millimeter Wave Sounder), No longer considered, ISRO
MOC (Multi-spectral Optical Camera), No longer considered, CONAE (INPE)
MPS (Magnetospheric Particle Sensor), No longer considered, NOAA
MSA (1) (Multispectral imaging equipment), No longer considered, ROSKOSMOS
MSA (2) (Multispectral imaging equipment), No longer considered, ROSKOSMOS
MSU-200 (Multispectral high resolution scanner (VIS)), No longer considered, ROSKOSMOS (ROSHYDROMET)
MSU-O (Ocean colour scanner), No longer considered, ROSHYDROMET (ROSKOSMOS)
MSU-UM (Visible Multi-Spectral Radiometer), No longer considered, NSAU
Multi-band UV/VIS Spectrometer (ACE) (Multi-band UV/VIS Spectrometer (ACE)), No longer considered, NASA
Multi-beam LIDAR (Desdyni) (Multi-beam LIDAR (Desdyni)), No longer considered, NASA
Multispectral high resolution scanner, No longer considered, ROSKOSMOS
Multi-spectral thermal infrared imager (HyspIRI) (Multi-spectral thermal infrared imager (HyspIRI)), No longer considered, NASA
MVZA (MVZA), No longer considered, ROSKOSMOS
MWI-Precip (MWI-Precip), No longer considered, EUMETSAT
MWR-2 (Microwave Radiometer-2), No longer considered, ESA
MX (HRSAT) (Multispectral HR VNIR), No longer considered, ISRO
MZOAS (Scanning microwave radiometer), No longer considered, ROSKOSMOS

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N

Next Gen APS (ACE) (Next Gen APS (ACE)), No longer considered, NASA

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Occultation GNSS Receiver (CLARREO) (Occultation GNSS Receiver (CLARREO)), No longer considered, NASA
OEK DZZ WR (High resolution electron-High resolution electron-optical complex for Earth remote sensing), No longer considered, ROSKOSMOS
OP (Ozone Profiler), No longer considered, NRSCC (CAST)
OPUS (Ozone and Pollution Measuring Ultraviolet Spectrometer), No longer considered, JAXA

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PAN (HRSAT) (Panchromatic Camera), No longer considered, ISRO
PAN (IRS-1A) (PAN Fore and Aft), No longer considered, ISRO
PAN CAM (Panchromatic Camera), No longer considered, ASI
PAN MUX (Panchromatic and multispectral imager), No longer considered, CAST
Panchromatic High Sensitivity Camera (Panchromatic High Sensitivity Camera), No longer considered, CONAE
Panchromatic imager (Panchromatic imager), No longer considered, CSIRO
Panchromatic imager (RASA) (Panchromatic imager (RASA)), No longer considered, ROSKOSMOS (ROSHYDROMET)
PCW PHEOS - Atmospheric (Polar Highly Elliptical Orbit Science Weather, Climate & Air Quality Mission), No longer considered, CSA (ECCC)
PCW PHEOS - Solar-Terrestrial (Polar Highly Elliptical Orbit Science, Solar-Terrestrial Mission), No longer considered, CSA
PCWMP (PCW Meteorological Payload (1 on each PCW S/C)), No longer considered, CSA (ECCC)
PDA (Particle Detector Analyser), No longer considered, ASI
PFS (Planetary Fourier Spectrometer), No longer considered, ASI
Pheniks (Pheniks), No longer considered, ROSKOSMOS
Plasma-Mag (Plasma-Mag), No longer considered, NASA
PLATiNO TIR (PLATiNO TIR), No longer considered, SITAEL (ASI)
PMR (Passive Microwave Radiometer), No longer considered, ISRO
POAM (Polar Ozone and Aerosol Measurement), No longer considered, CNES
Priroda-5 (Priroda-5), No longer considered, ROSKOSMOS
PRISM-2 (ALOS-3) (Panchromatic Remote-sensing Instrument for Stereo Mapping-2), No longer considered, JAXA

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Q

None.

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RADIOMETRO (Scanning Radiometer), No longer considered, INPE
Rain Radar (Rain Radar), No longer considered, ISRO
RBI (Radiation Budget Instrument), No longer considered, NASA
REI (REFIR Embedded Imager), No longer considered, ASI
RFTS (REFIR Fourier Transform Spectrometer), No longer considered, ASI
RIMS-M (Mass-spectrometer), No longer considered, ROSHYDROMET
RTER (REFIR total energy radiometer), No longer considered, ASI
RTT (Regenerative Transponder and Transparent), No longer considered, CNES (ASI)

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S&R (Search and Rescue), No longer considered, ROSKOSMOS
SABER (Sounding of the Atmosphere usingBroadband Emission Radiometry), No longer considered, NASA
SAM II (Stratospheric Aerosol Measurement II instrument), No longer considered, NASA
SAR (MAPSAR) (Synthetic Aperture Radar (MAPSAR)), No longer considered, INPE
SAR (SABRINA) (Synthetic Aperature Radar (SABRINA)), No longer considered, ASI
SAR components testing (SAR components testing), No longer considered, CONAE
SAR-L (Synthetic Aperture Radiometer (L band)), No longer considered, ISRO
SARSAT (Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking), No longer considered, NOAA
SBG Constellation Pathfinder VSWIR Instrument (Constellation Pathfinder Visible and Short-Wave Infrared (VSWIR) Instrument), No longer considered, NASA
Scanning Spectrometer (GeoCarb) (Scanning Spectrometer (GeoCarb)), No longer considered, NASA
SCAT-M3 (Scatterometer), No longer considered, ROSHYDROMET (ROSKOSMOS)
SCATTEROMETER (Scatterometer), No longer considered, ESA
Scatterometer (JAXA) (Scatterometer), No longer considered, JAXA
Scatterometer (Scatsat-1A) (Scatterometer (Scatsat-1A)), No longer considered, ISRO
SEM-N (Space Environment Monitor - NPOESS), No longer considered, USAF
SESS (Space Environmental Sensor Suite), No longer considered, NOAA
SGPS (Solar and Galactic Proton Sensor), No longer considered, NOAA
SHMASR (Medium resolution wide capture multispectral optical sensor), No longer considered, ROSKOSMOS
SKL-M (Solar ray spectrometer), No longer considered, ROSHYDROMET
SOFIS (Solar Occultation Fourier transform spectrometer for Inclined Orbit Satellite), No longer considered, JAXA (MOE (Japan))
Solar Coronograph (Solar Coronograph), No longer considered, NOAA
Solar reflected spectrometer (CLARREO) (Solar reflected spectrometer (CLARREO)), No longer considered, NASA
SOPRANO (Sub-millimetre Observation of Processes in the Absorption Noteworthy for Ozone), No longer considered, ESA
SPECTRA (Surface Processes and Ecosystem Changes Through Response Analysis), No longer considered, ESA
SSB/X (Special Sensor Gamma Ray Particle Detector), No longer considered, NOAA (DoD (USA))
SU-UMS (Stereo Radiometer with High Resolution), No longer considered, NSAU
SU-VR (Visible Radiometer with High Resolution), No longer considered, NSAU
SWIFT (Stratospheric Wind Interferometer for Transport studies), No longer considered, ESA
SWIR (Short Wave Infra Red), No longer considered, ISRO
SXS (Solar X-Ray Sensor), No longer considered, NOAA

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TIR (Surface Temperature Imager), No longer considered, ASI
TIR (Three-band Thermal Infrared Camera), No longer considered, CONAE, AEB
TIS (ESP-MACCS) (Thermal infrared spectrometer), No longer considered, ESA (UKSA)
TOM (Total Ozone Mapper), No longer considered, NRSCC (CAST)
TSU (Temperature Sounding Unit), No longer considered, ISRO
TSX-NG X-Band SAR (TSX-NG X-Band SAR), No longer considered, DLR

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UV Spectrometer (GACM) (UV Spectrometer (GACM)), No longer considered, NASA
UV/Vis Near IR Wide Imaging Spectrometer (Geo-Cape) (UV/Vis Near IR Wide Imaging Spectrometer (Geo-Cape)), No longer considered, NASA
UVAS (UVAS (Ultraviolet Visible and near-infrared Atmospheric Sounder)), No longer considered, CDTI (CSIC)
UVN (UV-VIS-NIR Sounder), No longer considered, EUMETSAT (ESA)

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VHR PAN Camera and MS Camera (Very High Resolution Panchromatic Camera and Multi-Spectral Camera), No longer considered, ASI
VIRI (VIRI), No longer considered, EUMETSAT
Visible imaging spectrometer (HyspIRI) (Visible imaging spectrometer (HyspIRI)), No longer considered, NASA
VNIR (Imaging Spectrometer), No longer considered, ASI
VNIR (Visible and Near Infra Red), No longer considered, ISRO
VNIR Hyperspectral Solar Disk Imager (ESP-MACCS) (Visible Near-Infrared Hyperspectral Solar Disk Imager), No longer considered, ESA (UKSA)
VNREDSat 1 HS (VNREDSat 1 Hyperspectral), No longer considered, VAST

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WALES (Water vApour Lidar Experiment in Space), No longer considered, ESA

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X

None.

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None.

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None.

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