As casey said, the satellite isn't an instrument in itself, it is a platform hosting many instruments. What you're talking about the discovery of oceans on Titan and Europa, you're referring to the the Cassini-Huygens mission aimed at, among other things :
- Determine the composition of the satellites surfaces (such as Titan)
- Prove or disprove the existence of oceans or water on those satellites.
- Characterize Titan's surface on a regional scale
In order to establish the existence of oceans or water on those satellites, scientists use:
More precisely, absorption spectroscopy. AS is an analytical chemistry tool used to determine the presence of a substance in a sample. Thanks to a spectrometer, you'll be able to gather a lot of information about the elements on this Moon, and by further analysis, determine if there's water or no.
N.B : I am not talking about liquid water, but about water. Science now establishes the validity of certain signatures, but liquid water is to be confirmed.
What about Cassini?
Cassini used a lot of spectrometers : the VIMS (Visible and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer) was used on the satellite to gather information on the surface.
"Our instrument measures the characteristic colors of the many materials that make up planetary surfaces and atmospheres: rocks, ices -- such as water, ammonia, methane -- and organic compounds," says Dr. Bonnie J. Buratti, VIMS Investigation Scientist. "VIMS data makes it possible to know what surfaces and atmospheres are made up of."

Indicators such as Geysers can be used to support the theory of water presence in subsoil. If by any radars, such as the ISS from Cassini (Imaging Science Subsystem), you can see geysers, then you can search about the possibility of water. Why? Because as you may know, water is pressurized in subsoil. Then, when water is heated by the heat of rocks, and it will tend to result in a geyser.
