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Pleiades 1B

39019. Pleiades 1B was launched on December 2, 2012 aboard a Soyuz-ST-A from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2012-068ANORAD 39019France

Identity

Name in GCAT
Pleiades 1b
Common name
Pleiades 1B
Payload designation
Pleiades HR-2
International designator
2012-068A
NORAD catalog number
39019
GCAT identifier
S39019
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/665

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Civil government / Defense
Program
Pleiades
Owner
CNES
Country
France
Builder
Astrium (F) Toulouse
Platform (bus)
Astrosat-1000

Launch

Date
December 2, 2012 · 02:02 UTC
Launch record
2012-068Success
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELS

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
673 km
Apogee
681 km
Inclination
98.20°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
February 2023

Size

Mass
970 kg
Dry mass
895 kg
Total mass with attached objects
940 kg
Length
4.0 m
Diameter
2.00 m
Span
8.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q14083950 (CC0).