Pleiades Earth observation satellites

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Earth observation satellite Earth observation satellite constellation optical imaging satellite system

The Pleiades Earth observation satellites are a pair of high-resolution French optical imaging spacecraft that provide detailed, frequently updated views of the Earth's surface for civilian and defense applications.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Pleiades Earth observation satellites canonical 1
Pleiades-1A 1
Pleiades-1B 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Earth observation satellite ⓘ
Earth observation satellite ⓘ
Earth observation satellite constellation ⓘ
optical imaging satellite system ⓘ
altitude approximately 694 km ⓘ
canPerform stereo imaging ⓘ
tri-stereo imaging ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
dataPolicy commercial with governmental access ⓘ
groundSampleDistanceMultispectral about 2 m ⓘ
groundSampleDistancePanchromatic about 0.5 m ⓘ
hasComponent Pleiades Earth observation satellites self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Pleiades-1A

Pleiades Earth observation satellites self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Pleiades-1B
imageDistribution Airbus OneAtlas platform ⓘ
inclination approximately 98 degrees ⓘ
launchDate 2011-12-17 ⓘ
2012-12-02 ⓘ
launchSite Guiana Space Centre ⓘ
Guiana Space Centre ⓘ
Guiana Space Centre ⓘ
launchVehicle Soyuz rocket ⓘ
surface form: Soyuz-ST-A

Soyuz-Fregat ⓘ
surface form: Soyuz-ST-A

Soyuz-Fregat ⓘ
surface form: Soyuz-ST-A
manufacturer Airbus ⓘ
surface form: Airbus Defence and Space
namingInspiredBy Pleiades ⓘ
surface form: Pleiades star cluster
operator Astrium ⓘ
surface form: Airbus Defence and Space

CNES ⓘ
orbits Sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ
partOf French-Italian ORFEO system ⓘ
programStart early 2000s ⓘ
relatedTo COSMO-SkyMed ⓘ
revisitTime daily at mid-latitudes with constellation ⓘ
spectralBands blue ⓘ
green ⓘ
near-infrared ⓘ
panchromatic ⓘ
red ⓘ
successor Pléiades Neo ⓘ
swathWidth approximately 20 km at nadir ⓘ
uses Earth surface monitoring ⓘ
agricultural monitoring ⓘ
cartography ⓘ
civilian Earth observation ⓘ
crisis management ⓘ
defense reconnaissance ⓘ
environmental monitoring ⓘ
high-resolution optical imaging ⓘ
urban planning ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

CNES → notableProgram → Pleiades Earth observation satellites ⓘ
Pleiades Earth observation satellites → hasComponent → Pleiades Earth observation satellites self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pleiades-1A
Pleiades Earth observation satellites → hasComponent → Pleiades Earth observation satellites self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pleiades-1B