Pléiades 1B
Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
02:02:50
Sunday December 2, 2012
Mission Details
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Launch Notes
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Pléiades 1B
Pléiades 1B is a French Earth observation satellite with a dual purpose. It is produced on behalf of CNES by EADS Astrium in Toulouse. It has a launch mass of 970kg. The first unit, Pléiades-1A, was launched on December 17, 2011.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
1 Payload
970 kilograms
Rocket
Manufacturer
RKK EnergiyaPrice
$30.00 million
Rocket
Height: 46.94m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 8,500 kg
GTO: 2,810 kg
Liftoff Thrust
4,317 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 4.11m
Height: 11.43m
Stages
4
Strap-ons
4
Launch Site
Stats
Soyuz 2.1a
13th
Mission
3rd
Mission of 2012
RKK Energiya
202nd
Mission
8th
Mission of 2012
2012
71st
Orbital launch attempt