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PLEIADES 1A

NORAD 38012· COSPAR 2011-076F· Active satellite· Earth Observation· SSO
Launch
Launched on Dec 17, 2011 from Soyuz Launch Complex, French Guiana aboard a Soyuz STA Fregat.
Soyuz STA/Fregat | Pléiades-HR 1A, FASat-Charlie (SSOT), 4 x ELISA
PLEIADES 1A
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Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
CNES
Country
France
Manufacturer
Launched
Dec 17, 2011
Mass
Apogee
703 km
Perigee
701 km
Inclination
98.19°
Period
1.64 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for PLEIADES 1A across 103 days of archived orbital elements (104 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.0 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
701 × 703 km
702703701May 29Sep 9
Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

Launched with

One other catalogued object still in orbit from launch 2011-076 (Soyuz STA/Fregat | Pléiades-HR 1A, FASat-Charlie (SSOT), 4 x ELISA).

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