Satellite Receiving Station

Satellite Receiving Station


Satellite Receiving Station website

The Satellite Receiving Station (SRS) consists of two separate antennas and acquisition systems. Data types that can be received and processed are from X-band transmitting polar orbiting satellites, Terra and Aqua, both equipped with MODIS instruments, Suomi NPP  and L-band data from the geostationary (GEOS-12) satellite. Using a 2.4m robot-controlled positioning antenna enclosed in a weatherproof dome, X-band data is acquired, processed and archived daily. Concurrently, GOES data is also acquired, processed and archived using a nearby stationary 3.7m antenna. This is CREST primary tool for Remote Sensing and earth observation studies.

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Suomi NPP RGB Image over Eastern US , June 16th 2014

Some Products Include:

  • Suomi/NPP VIIRS
  • GOES products include images of the Earth’s surface and cloud cover derived from radiation samples of the Earth and its atmosphere.
  • MODIS Products (Level 0) – raw radiances
  • MODIS Products (Level 1B)
  • MODIS Products (Level 2)
    • Aerosols
    • Cloud Properties
    • Cloud Profiles
    • Corrected Reflectances
    • Forest Fires
    • Ocean Color
    • Sea Surface Temperature
    • Sea Ice
    • Snow Cover
    • Vegetation