| Instrument | Agency | Missions | Status | Type | Measurements &
applications | Technical characteristics |
ACC
Accelerometer | ESA | Current: Swarm
Future: -
Complete: - | Operational | Precision orbit and space environment | Measurement of the spacecraft non-gravitational accelerations, linear accelerations range: +/- 2*10-4 m/s2; angular measurement range: +/- 9.6* 10-3 rad/s2; measurement bandwidth: 10-4 to 10-2 Hz; Linear resolution: 1.8*10-10 m/s2; angular resolution: 8*10-9 rad/s2. |
| Waveband: | N/A
N/A |
| Spatial resolution: | 0.1 nm/s2 |
| Swath width: | N/A |
| Accuracy: | overall instrument random error: <10 - 8 m/s2 |
| Data Access: | Open Access |
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DGXX
Doppler Orbitography and Radio-positioning Integrated by Satellite-New Generation XX | CNES | Current: CryoSat-2, SARAL | Operational | Precision orbit | Precise orbit determination; Real time onboard orbit determination (navigation). The main changes from previous versions of DORIS are the instrument will be fully redunded; software can be fully reloaded without any mission interruption; platform attitude is provided in real time to DORIS and used by Diode (on-board DORIS navigator), also downloaded by DORIS in the science telemetry flow; a dosimeter is included in the electronic box; the altimeter will received information from Doris onboard for real-time tracking |
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| Accuracy: | Real time orbit accuracy of 2.7 cm |
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DGXX-S
Doppler Orbitography and Radio-positioning Integrated by Satellite (DORIS) - New Generation XX-S | CNES | Current: SWOT, HY-2C, HY-2D, Sentinel-6 A Michael Freilich, Sentinel-6 B, Sentinel-3 A, Sentinel-3 B
Future: Sentinel-3 C, Sentinel-3 D, Sentinel-6 C, HY-2E, HY-2F, HY-2G, Jason-3
Complete: - | Operational | Precision orbit | Precise orbit determination; Real time onboard orbit determination (navigation). The main changes from previous versions of DORIS are the change of DORIS antenna location for compliance with each potential launch vehicle; improvement in modeling the Solar Panels position; new data in Telemetry allowing "pole product" generation. |
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| Accuracy: | Real time orbit accuracy of 2.7 cm |
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GNSS POD Receiver
Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Precise Orbit Determination (POD) Receiver | ESA (COM) | Current: Sentinel-6 A Michael Freilich, Sentinel-6 B
Future: Sentinel-6 C
Complete: - | Operational | Precision orbit and atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders | Precision orbit determination. |
| Waveband: | L1/L2/L5
N/A, L-Band |
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| Data Access: | Open Access |
| Data Format: | NetCDF-4 |
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GPS Receiver (Swarm)
Global Positioning System (GPS) Receiver (Swarm) | ESA | Current: Swarm
Future: -
Complete: - | Operational | Precision orbit | Provides position and timing determination |
| Waveband: |
MW |
| Spatial resolution: | L1 C/A code range error better than 0.5 m RMS; L1/L2 P-code range error better than 0.25 m RMS; L1 carrier phase error better than 5 mm |
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GPSP
Global Positioning System Payload | NASA | Current: SWOT
Future: -
Complete: OSTM (Jason-2), Jason-3 | Operational | Precision orbit | Precision orbit determination. |
| Waveband: | L1/L2/L5
N/A, L-Band |
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| Data Access: | Open Access |
| Data Format: | NetCDF |
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GRAS
Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Receiver for Atmospheric Sounding | EUMETSAT (ESA) | Current: Metop-B, Metop-C
Future: -
Complete: Metop-A | Operational | Atmospheric temperature and humidity sounders and precision orbit | GNSS receiver for atmospheric temperature and humidity profile sounding. |
| Waveband: | L-Band
MW |
| Spatial resolution: | Vertical: 150 m (troposphere) and 1.5 km (stratosphere), Horizontal: 100 km approx (troposphere), 300 km approx (stratosphere)
Best resolution: 150 m |
| Swath width: | Altitude range of 5 - 30 km |
| Accuracy: | Temperature sounding to 1 K rms |
| Data Access: | Open Access |
| Data Format: | Native |
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Laser Reflectors
Laser Reflectors | CNES | Current: STELLA, STARLETTE
Future: -
Complete: - | Operational | Precision orbit | Measures distance between the satellite and the laser tracking stations. |
| Waveband: |
UV |
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| Data Access: | Open Access |
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Laser Reflectors (ESA)
Laser Reflectors | ESA | Current: Swarm, CryoSat-2 | Operational | Precision orbit | Measures distance between the satellite and the laser tracking stations. |
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N/A |
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LCCRA (LARES)
Laser Corner Cube Reflector Assembly | ASI | Current: LARES
Future: -
Complete: - | Operational | Precision orbit | Accuracy measurements on Lense-Thirring effect and baseline tracking data for General Relativity study and precision geodesy. Also for calibration of radar altimeter bias. |
| Waveband: | VIS: 400 - 750 nm
VIS |
| Spatial resolution: | N/A |
| Swath width: | N/A |
| Accuracy: | 2 cm overhead ranging |
| Data Access: | Open Access |
| Data Format: | - |
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