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Pleiades 1B

completedLaunch 2012-068
Launched 12/2/2012LEOService COSat SSO D
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Payloads
Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.
1 payload
Pleiades 1b
active
Earth Observation
LEO
Pléiades
Launch Details
Launch Date
12/2/2012
Launch ID
2012-068
Launch Profile
Sat SSO D
Service Type
CO
Customer Type
G
Orbit
LEO
Launch Stack
Operator
ArianeSpace
Launch Vehicle
Soyuz-ST-A Fregat
Launch Site
Ensemble de Lancement Soyuz (Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise)GU
Payload Summary
Payload Count
1
Constellations
1
Payload Status
active 1
Payload Mission Types
Earth Observation 1
Track
Mentions
5
All verified mentions of this mission in source documents.

Peru obtained access to images from Spot 5, Spot 6, Pleiades 1a, Pleiades 1b, Terra SAR-X, and Tandem-X through the PeruSAT-1 acquisition contract.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Mar 30, 2026El satélite óptico PeruSAT-1 permite a Perú un ahorro de 634 millones de dólares

Satellite imagery captured by Pleiades-1B on 2022-01-15 shows a newer launch site at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

CapabilityGeneralValue 2.8Jun 14, 2023China begins constructing commercial launch pad for solid rockets

Pleiades-1B captured imagery of a newer launch site at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on 2022-01-15 at 04:26:24 UTC showing a possible Zhuque-2 stage or mockup at the pad.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Jan 18, 2022China’s Landspace appears to be preparing to launch its new methane-fueled rocket

Airbus’ combination of 0.5-meter spatial resolution Pleiades-1A and Pleiades-1B visible and near-infrared imagery; 1.5-meter spatial resolution Spot-6 and Spot-7 visible and near-infrared imagery; and radar data from TerraSAR-X, Tandem-X, and Paz will provide improved digital elevation retrievals at monthly intervals for large portions of the Earth.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0May 27, 2020NASA taps Airbus for commercial satellite data buy

Airbus’s current imaging satellites include Spot-6 and Spot-7 with 1.5-meter resolution, Pleiades-1A and Pleiades-1B with 50-centimeter resolution, and four 30-centimeter-resolution Pleiades Neo satellites that Airbus is building.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.5Jul 12, 2019Airbus to build four imaging satellites for French space agency, mulls 20-plus constellation