PLEIADES 1

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PLEIADES 1 is classified as:

Military

NORAD ID: 38012

Int'l Code: 2011-076F

Perigee: 704.1 km

Apogee: 706.0 km

Inclination: 98.2 °

Period: 98.7 minutes

Semi major axis: 7076 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   18140.79430488 -.00000558  00000-0 -11030-3 0  9994
2 38012  98.2001 216.0729 0001315  82.5927 277.5475 14.58535667342079

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC