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Satellite:
Pléiades-1B
Satellite details
Acronym
Pléiades-1B
Full name
Pleiades-1B
Satellite Description
Second (last) flight unit of the Pléiades constellation.
Main mission: high resolution land observation.
Substantial contribution to disasters monitoring.
Mass at launch
1015 kg
Dry mass
940 kg
Power
1000 W
Data access link
no link provided
Data access information
Direct image read-out at appointed ground receiving stations.
Archived images for civilian use distributed by SpotImage.
Near-real-time images for military use distributed by specific networks.
Orbit
Sunsynchronous orbit
Altitude
694 km
ECT
10:30 desc
Space agency
CNES
Status
Operational
Details on Status (as
available)
Launch
02 Dec 2012
EOL
≥2022
Last update:
2020-02-25
Associated satellite programme and related satellites
Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational ,
blue tag : future
Satellite Payload
All known Instruments flying on
Pléiades-1B
Acronym
Full name
HiRI
High-Resolution Imager
Show instrument status and calibration
Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
Pléiades-1B
Instrument
Full name
Start date
EOL date
Status
NRT data
Instrument landing page
Comments
HiRI
High-Resolution Imager
15 Mar 2013
≥2022 *
Active *
* The information in this field is estimated or assumed