Earth Observation
PLEIADES NEO 3
OperationalEarth ObservationLEONORAD 48268
PLEIADES NEO 3 is a Airbus Defense and Space earth observation satellite, launched on April 29, 2021 into LEO.
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
- Orbit data fetched
- October 14, 2026 at 04:02 PM UTC
Spacecraft
- Operator
- Airbus Defense and Space
- Manufacturer
- Airbus Defense and Space
- Users
- Commercial
- Launch mass
- 920 kg
- Design lifetime
- 10 years
- Dimensions
- Ø2 × 4 m
- Detailed purpose
- Optical Imaging
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2021-034A
- NORAD catalog №
- 48268
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
France- Status
- Operational