Earth Observation
PLEIADES 1A
OperationalEarth ObservationLEONORAD 38012
PLEIADES 1A is a Ministry of Defense/Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) - cooperation with Austria, Belgium, Spain, Sweden earth observation satellite, launched on December 17, 2011 into LEO.
Launch
- Launch date
- December 17, 2011 at 02:03 AM UTC
- Launch site
- Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
- Launched by
- Soyuz STA Fregat →
- Operator
- Arianespace
- Mission
- Pléiades-HR 1A, FASat-Charlie (SSOT), 4 x ELISA
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 699 km
- Periapsis
- 697 km
- Inclination
- 98.2°
- Orbital period
- 98.73 min
- Orbit data fetched
- October 14, 2026 at 04:02 PM UTC
Spacecraft
- Operator
- Ministry of Defense/Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) - cooperation with Austria, Belgium, Spain, Sweden
- Manufacturer
- Astrium
- Users
- Government
- Launch mass
- 940 kg
- Power
- 1,500 W
- Design lifetime
- 5 years
- Dimensions
- Ø2 × 4 m
- Detailed purpose
- Optical Imaging
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2011-076F
- NORAD catalog №
- 38012
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
France- Radar cross-section
- 5.3462 m²
- Status
- Operational