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Pleiades 1a

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Earth ObservationLEOCOSPAR 2011-076FLaunched 12/17/2011
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
Pleiades/Elisa
Launch Vehicle
Soyuz-ST-A Fregat
Launch Date
12/17/2011
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
LEO
Altitude
684 km
Inclination
98.22 deg
Dry Mass
895 kg
Total Mass
940 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Earth Observation
Payload Category
IMG
Payload Class
CD
Organizations
Operator
French Space Agency (CNES)
Manufacturer
Airbus
Constellation
Name
Pléiades
Active Satellites
2
Planned Satellites
2
Registry
COSPAR ID
2011-076F
UN Registration
ST/SG/SER.E/643
Track
Mentions
6
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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

The LatConnect 60 satellite imagery and derived products will join other datasets on the UP42 marketplace, including Pleiades 1A/B, SPOT 6/7, Landsat-8, TerraSar-X, Sentinel-2, and MODIS.

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Relationships
Value 3.8
Dec 16, 2020
UP42 to offer smart satellite data from Australia’s LatConnect 60 on its geospatial marketplace

The NEXTMap datasets on UP42 join satellite imagery offerings including Pleiades 1A/1B, SPOT 6/7, Landsat-8, TerraSar-X, Sentinel-2, and MODIS.

CapabilityValue 3.6Oct 28, 2020UP42 partners with Intermap to bring high-resolution elevation data to its geospatial marketplace

The UP42 marketplace includes Pleiades 1A/1B, SPOT 6/7, Landsat-8, TerraSAR-X, Sentinel-2, and MODIS satellite imagery.

GeneralValue 3.8Oct 21, 2020UP42 partners with Hexagon

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