PLEIADES 1

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PLEIADES 1 is classified as:

Military

NORAD ID: 38012

Int'l Code: 2011-076F

Perigee: 703.8 km

Apogee: 706.1 km

Inclination: 98.2 °

Period: 98.7 minutes

Semi major axis: 7075 km

RCS: 5.5218 m² (large)

Launch date: December 17, 2011
Source: France (FR)
Launch site: FRENCH GUIANA (FRGUI)

Led by CNES, the French space agency, Pleiades 1 will collect high-resolution optical imagery for military and civilian users. The Pleiades system is also partially funded by Belgium, Sweden, Spain and Austria. It will complement France's Helios government spy satellites and the Spot series of commercial imaging craft. Designed for a five-year mission, the agile Pleiades satellites each carry a Korsch telescope built by Thales Alenia Space with a primary mirror 2.1 feet (0.6 m) in diameter. Its CCD detectors are 40 times more sensitive to light than those in standard consumer digital cameras, according to CNES.

1 38012U 11076F   24115.84648302  .00001575  00000-0  34844-3 0  9991
2 38012  98.2052 190.9999 0001620  90.6161  45.2835 14.58575159657814

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC