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Platforms used to create CoastWatch Products
| Platform | Description | Platform Type | Instruments | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua | Earth Observation System - Aqua |
Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEO) | AMSR-E , MODIS | NASA |
| Coriolis | Coriolis |
Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEO) | WindSat | DoD , NASA |
| CryoSat-2 | European polar region research satellite. |
Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEO) | SIRAL | ESA |
| DMSP | Defense Meteorological Satellite Program |
Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEO) | SSMIS | DoD , NOAA |
| GCOM-W | Global Change Observation Mission for Water |
Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEO) | AMSR2 | JAXA |
| GOES-East | Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - East |
Geostationary Earth Orbit Satellite (GEO) | ABI | NASA , NOAA |
| GOES-West | Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - West |
Geostationary Earth Orbit Satellite (GEO) | ABI | NASA , NOAA |
| GPM | Global Precipitation Measurement |
Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEO) | GMI | JAXA , NASA |
| Himawari | Himawari |
Geostationary Earth Orbit Satellite (GEO) | AHI | JMA |
| JASON-2 | Reference altimetry mission |
Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEO) | Poseidon-3 | CNES , EUMETSAT , NASA , NOAA |
| JASON-3 | Altimetry reference mission |
Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEO) | Poseidon-3B | CNES , EUMETSAT , NASA , NOAA |
| Meteosat | Meteosat |
Geostationary Earth Orbit Satellite (GEO) | SEVIRI | EUMETSAT , ESA |
| MetOp | Meteorological Operational satellite - A / B / C |
Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEO) | ASCAT , AVHRR | ESA , EUMETSAT |
| MOBY | Marine Optical BuoY |
Marine Buoy | MOBY | MLML |
| NOAA | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 |
Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEO) | VIIRS | NASA , NOAA |
| QuikSCAT | Quick Scatterometer Mission |
Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEO) | SeaWinds | NASA |
| RadarSat-2 | RadarSat-2 |
Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEO) | SAR | CSA |
| RCM | RadarSat Constellation Mission |
Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEO) | SAR RCM | CSA |
| SARAL | Satellite with ARGOS and AltiKa |
Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEO) | AltiKa | CNES , ISRO |
| ScatSat-1 | ScatSat-1 |
Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEO) | OSCAT | ISRO |
| Sentinel-1 | Sentinel - 1A / 1B |
Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEO) | SAR-C | ESA , Copernicus |
| Sentinel-2 | Sentinel - 2A / 2B |
Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEO) | MSI | ESA , Copernicus |
| Sentinel-3 | Sentinel - 3A / 3B |
Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEO) | OLCI , SLSTR , SRAL | ESA , EUMETSAT , Copernicus |
| Sentinel-6 | Sentinel-6 |
Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEO) | Poseidon-4 | CNES , EC , ESA , EUMETSAT , NASA , NOAA |
| SMAP | The Soil Moisture Active Passive |
Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEO) | SMAP | NASA , JPL |
| SMOS | The Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity |
Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEO) | MIRAS | ESA |
| SNPP | Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership |
Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEO) | VIIRS | NASA , NOAA |
| Terra | Earth Observation System - Terra |
Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEO) | MODIS | NASA |
| TRMM | Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission |
Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEO) | TMI | JAXA , NASA |