Earth Observation
PLEIADES NEO 3
OperationalEarth ObservationLEO
Images and senses the Earth's surface for mapping, agriculture, defense or science.
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Launch
- Launch date
- April 29, 2021 at 03:23 AM UTC
- Launch site
- Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
- Launched by
- Long March 5B →
- Operator
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Mission
- Tianhe
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 625 km
- Periapsis
- 623 km
- Inclination
- 97.89°
- Orbital period
- 97.19 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- Airbus Defense and Space
- Manufacturer
- Airbus Defense and Space
- Users
- Commercial
- Launch mass
- 920 kg
- Design lifetime
- 10 years
- Detailed purpose
- Optical Imaging
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2021-034A
- NORAD catalog №
- 48268
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
France- Status
- Operational