Pleiades Neo 3

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Earth ObservationLEOCOSPAR 2021-034ALaunched 4/29/2021

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Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Pleiades Neo 3 Mission
Launch Vehicle: Vega
Launch Date: 4/29/2021

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 624.5 km
Inclination: 97.9 deg
Dry Mass: 895 kg
Total Mass: 920 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type

Earth Observation

Payload Category

IMG

Payload Class

BD

Organizations

Operator: Airbus
Manufacturer: Airbus

Constellation

Name: Pléiades Neo
Active Satellites: 2
Planned Satellites: 4

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2021-034A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/1047

Track

Mentions

5

All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.

Pleiades Neo 3 is the first high-resolution 30-centimeter satellite in a new constellation built and operated by Airbus Defence and Space.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Apr 29, 2021Vega return to flight creates competition for 30-centimeter satellite imagery

Airbus Defence and Space released Pleiades Neo 3 from the Vega rocket during the 2021-04-28 mission.

GeneralPlanValue 3.5Apr 29, 2021Vega return to flight creates competition for 30-centimeter satellite imagery

Pleiades Neo 3 was wholly funded, manufactured, owned, and operated by Airbus.

GeneralCapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Apr 28, 2021UPDATE: Arianespace’s 1st Vega Mission Of The Year Launches Pléiades Neo 3 + Five Additional Smallsat Payloads

The AVUM stage on VV18 was planned to perform a first powered phase of about eight minutes followed by a ballistic phase of 37 minutes before a restart burn of a little over one minute to release Pleiades Neo 3.

PlanValue 4.6Apr 28, 2021UPDATE: Arianespace’s 1st Vega Mission Of The Year Launches Pléiades Neo 3 + Five Additional Smallsat Payloads

Pleiades Neo 3 will be the 131st Airbus Defence and Space built satellite to be launched by Arianespace.

PlanGeneralValue 3.0Apr 28, 2021UPDATE: Arianespace’s 1st Vega Mission Of The Year Launches Pléiades Neo 3 + Five Additional Smallsat Payloads