Pleiades-1A/1B
The Pleiades satellites work as a pair in phased orbits, and can perform daily revisits to any point on Earth. They provide highly detailed imagery at 50cm panchromatic resolution as well as 2m multispectral resolution.
For defence, intelligence and security use
50cm data over 20km swath
Data delivery in record time
Daily revisit
Pléiades-1A/1B Specs
Launch Information
Launch Date: December 17, 2011
Site: Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana
Orbit
Altitude: 695 km
Type: Sun synchronous
Inclination: 98.2°
Period:98.79min
Mass
1,000 kg
Sensor Bands
4-band multispectral (blue, green, red and NIR)
Sensor Resolution
At nadir – 70-cm panchromatic & 2.8-m multispectral
Dynamic Range
12-bits per pixel
Swath Width
20km
Focal Plane
5 panchromatic array assemblies – 6,000 pixels per array, 13 µm pixel size
5 multispectral array assemblies – 1,500 pixels per array, 52 µm pixel size
Retargeting Agility
Slew > 3° per second within < 2 seconds
Revisit Frequency (at 40°N Latitude)
1 day (43° off-nadir)
4 days (30° off-nadir)
5 days (20° off-nadir)
13 days (5° off-nadir)
Max Contiguous Area Collected in a Single Pass (30° off-nadir)
Mono, large area, 20° off-nadir – 120 km x 65 km (6 strips wide)
Mono, large area, 30° off-nadir – 140 km x 105 km (6 strips wide)
Geolocation
Accuracy (CE90)
< 10-m CE90 (global average, dependent on terrain)
Capacity
Daily constellation capacity: 1,000,000 sq.km.
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