Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- April 29, 2021, 01:50
- Launch designation
- 2021-034
- Mission
- Pleiades-Neo 3
- Flight name
- Pleiades Neo 3
- Vehicle flight ID
- VV18
- Year
- Launches in 2021
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 626 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 1.0 t
- Payloads
- 6
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleiades Neo 3 | 2021-034ANORAD 48268 | Airbus Defense and Space - Intelligence | Optical imaging | 920 kg | In orbit |
| Lemur-2-Amanda-Svante | 2021-034BNORAD 48269 | Spire | Communications | 5 kg | In orbit |
| AII-Bravo | 2021-034CNORAD 48270 | Aurora Insight Inc. | Signals intelligence | 10 kg | In orbit |
| ELO Alpha | 2021-034DNORAD 48271 | Tyvak International | Communications | 10 kg | In orbit |
| NorSat-3 | 2021-034ENORAD 48272 | Statsat AS | Communications | 15 kg | In orbit |
| Lemur-2-SpecialK | 2021-034FNORAD 48273 | Spire | Communications | 5 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Aug 21, 2026 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.