Pléiades Neo Next
Airbus has announced its Pléiades Neo Next programme, an ambitious expansion of its very high-resolution Pléiades Neo constellation. Over the next few years, this initiative will introduce new satellite assets and capabilities, including enhanced native resolution, more frequent revisits anywhere on Earth, up to several times per day, and industry-leading spatial resolution and geolocation accuracy.
For government and commercial use
Very high resolutions, less than 30cm
Rapid revisits, up to several times per day
Pelican Specs
Launch Information
Date: TBD
Orbit
450 – 580 km (~98° inclination)
Spacecraft Size, Mass and Power
Mass: 110 kg
Dimensions: 60 x 60 x 95 cm
Sensor Bands
Blue: 455 – 515 nm
Green: 500 – 590 nm
Red: 590 – 670 nm
NIR: 780 – 860 nm
Dynamic Range
16-bits per pixel
Swath Width
6.5m at nadir
Pointing Accuracy & Knowledge
Sensor-related effects are corrected using sensor telemetry and a sensor model. Spacecraft-related effects are corrected using attitude telemetry and best available ephemeris data. Orthorectified using GCPs and fine DEMs (30 m to 90 m posting) to <10 m RMSE positional accuracy
Retargeting Agility
Time to Slew 200 km: 10 sec
Onboard Storage
360 GB + 360 GB cold spare storage
Revisit Frequency
(at 40°N Latitude)
4 – 5 days *Reference altitude 500 km
Geolocation
Accuracy (CE90)
Demonstrated <3.5 m CE90 without ground control
Capacity
200,000 km²/day
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