# Sentinel-3 GPS receiver
*sensor . products*

GPS receiver flown on Sentinel-3 for precise orbit determination.

## Specifications
- **manufacturer**: esa
- **product status**: operational
- **deployment context**: orbital
- **sensor**: {"instrument_family":"radiometer","measurement_principle":"passive","frequency_bands_ghz":[1.2276,1.57542],"scan_type":"static","notes":"GPS/GNSS receiver modelled as passive L-band receiver pending dedicated POD support family.","polarisation_modes":["GNSS L-band"]}
- **entity type**: sensor
- **last verified date**: 2026-06-14
- **verified by**: agency-doc
- **claim status**: agency-sourced
- **provider**: esa
- **attributes**: {"kind":"sensor","manufacturer":"esa","product_status":"operational","deployment_context":"orbital","description":"GPS receiver flown on Sentinel-3 for precise orbit determination.","sensor":"{\"instrument_family\":\"radiometer\",\"measurement_principle\":\"passive\",\"frequency_bands_ghz\":[1.2276,1.57542],\"scan_type\":\"static\",\"notes\":\"GPS/GNSS receiver modelled as passive L-band receiver pending dedicated POD support family.\",\"polarisation_modes\":[\"GNSS L-band\"]}"}
- **relevance**: ancillary

## Compositional position
- sentinel-3b (missions) --[mission_payloads]--> Sentinel-3 GPS receiver

## Sources
- [wmo-sentinel-3b] | WMO OSCAR satellite record: Sentinel-3B | https://space.oscar.wmo.int/satellites/view/sentinel_3b | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-14

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Source: https://eo-atlas.org/products/sensor/sentinel-3-gps
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