Mission record
Soyuz STA/Fregat | Pléiades-HR 1A, FASat-Charlie (SSOT), 4 x ELISA
Trajectory & orbital insertion · playback
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Provider
Arianespace
Provider type
Commercial
Orbit
SSO
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Launch site
French Guiana
Date
Sat, 17 Dec 2011 02:03:08 GMT
Orbital launch #
#5185 ever
Mission
Pléiades-HR 1A is the first of two high resolution Earth observation satellites designed by the French space agency (CNES) and manufactured by Astrium Satellites. The ELISA mission consists of four satellites manufactured by Astrium Satellites and Thales Systèmes Aéoroportés for the French space agency (CNES) and the French Directorate General of Armament (DGA). SSOT is an Earth observation satellite manufactured by Astrium Satellites for the Chilian armed forces.
Deployed payloads · 1