The Pléiades constellation is composed of two very-high-resolution optical Earth-imaging satellites. Pléiades-1A and Pléiades-1B provide the coverage...
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1A and Pléiades-HR 1B provide the coverage of Earth's surface with a repeat cycle of 26 days. Designed as a dual civil/military system, Pléiades will meet...
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controversy. Results prior to the launch of the Hipparcos satellite generally found that the Pleiades were approximately 135 parsecs (pc) away from Earth....
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refer to: Pleiades (Greek mythology), seven sisters of Greek mythology The Pleiades (volcano group), a group of volcanoes in Antarctica Les Pléiades, a mountain...
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Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2018. "Pléiades Satellite Imagery". www.intelligence-airbusds.com. Airbus. Retrieved 23 January...
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in the same orbit as Pléiades 1A and Pléiades 1B at an altitude of 694 km (431 mi), forming a constellation of 2-by-2 satellites - 90° apart from one...
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Composante Spatiale Optique (category Reconnaissance satellites of France)
Unlike the Helios satellites, which used the same bus as the Spot satellites, CSO uses technology derived from the Pléiades satellites. It is much heavier...
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ELISA suite was launched on a single Soyuz ST-A launch vehicle, along with Pléiades-1 and SSOT. The ELISA program is a demonstrator meant to pave the way for...
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A satellite constellation is a group of artificial satellites working together as a system. Unlike a single satellite, a constellation can provide permanent...
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Positioning System and Russian GLONASS satellite navigational systems. In addition to Spot and the future Pleiades satellites, CNES is working for the defence...
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French Air and Space Force (section Satellites)
Toulouse Space Center Satellite Observation Military Center 01.092 "Bourgogne" (French: Centre militaire d’observation par satellites (CMOS) 01.092 Bourgogne)...
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Spot Image (section Satellites)
resolution Pleiades satellites. The launch of Pléiades-1, via a Soyuz rocket, was confirmed on December 16, 2011. The second (Pléiades-2) was launched mid-2012...
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DigitalGlobe (section WorldView satellite system)
competitor is Airbus with Spot and Pleiades satellites. Spaceflight portal Photogrammetry Remote sensing Satellite Sentinel Project Tomnod, a DigitalGlobe...
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Thuraya (redirect from Thuraya satellite phone)
θʊˈrɑj.jɐ]; from the Arabic name for the Pleiades, Thurayya) is a United Arab Emirates-based regional mobile-satellite service (MSS) provider. The company...
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Astrosat-1000 (category Satellite buses)
for the Pléiades-HR series of satellites. "Pléiades-HR 1, 2". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2021-12-08. "France Orders Two Recon Satellites | SpaceNews...
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the Zefiro 40 second stage, resulting in the loss of two Pléiades Neo Earth-imaging satellites. Consequently, the next launch was delayed until late 2024...
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observation satellites are Earth-orbiting spacecraft with sensors used to collect imagery and measurements of the surface of the earth. These satellites are used...
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"war crime". The destruction was independently verified by a French Pléiades satellite, which photographed the pile of rubble a few days later. After the...
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Moon (redirect from Luna (satellite))
The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It orbits at an average distance of 384399 km (238,854 mi; about 30 times Earth's diameter). The Moon's orbital...
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Miniaturized satellite built on the Myriade satellite bus by Astrium (now Airbus). It was part of a six-satellite payload along with Pléiades-HR 1, ELISA...
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Copernicus Programme (redirect from Sentinel (satellite))
Copernicus Space Component as Sentinel-6. French Pléiades: the Pléiades constellation consists of two satellites providing very high-resolution images of the...
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communications satellite system. The first satellite Tiantong-1-01 was launched on August 6, 2016 (UTC+8). The plan to develop mobile communication satellite system...
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S2CID 150307855. Baudouin, Marcel (1916). "La préhistoire des étoiles: Les Pléiades au Néolithique". Bulletins et Mémoires de la Société d'Anthropologie de...
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composed of 6 high-resolution satellites: 4 Cosmo-Skymed X-band satellites from Italy, and 2 Pleiades optical satellites from France. Spain, Belgium, Sweden...
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Star One D2 (category Communications satellite stubs)
geostationary communications satellite ordered by Embratel and designed and manufactured by Maxar Technologies on the SSL 1300 satellite bus. It is expected to...
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EOS-04 (category Earth observation satellites of India)
or Earth Observation Satellite - 04 (formerly known as RISAT-1A) is an Indian Space Research Organisation Radar Imaging Satellite designed to provide high-quality...
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53rd Space Operations Squadron (redirect from 53rd Satellite Operations Squadron)
and operational elements at each Wideband Satellite Operations Center. Ancient stories depict the Pleiades as a group of loved ones who left their way...
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Occultation (redirect from Big Occultable Steerable Satellite)
Steerable Satellite (BOSS) was a proposed satellite that would work in conjunction with a telescope to detect planets around distant stars. The satellite consists...
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Vega C flight VV22 (category Satellite launch failures)
was lost. The payload was the Pléiades Neo 5 & 6 satellites, which would have been the final satellites of France's Pléiades Neo constellation. The total...
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Retrieved 13 July 2022. Clark, Stephen (21 December 2022). "Two Pléiades Neo Earth-imaging satellites lost in failure of Europe's Vega C rocket". Spaceflight...
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