Launch Date
December 2, 2012
Launch Site
FRGUI
Launch Pad
ELS
Launch Vehicle
Soyuz-ST-A
NORAD ID
39019
International Designator
2012-068A
Epoch
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Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
98.19°
Right Ascension
260.11°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
83.99°
Period
98.73 min
Mean Motion
14.59 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Name
PLEIADES 1B
Alternative Name
Pleiades 1b
Type
Status
Owner
CNES
Country
France
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 39019U 12068A 26185.29843520 .00000110 00000-0 33441-4 0 9995
2 39019 98.1943 260.1147 0001687 83.9913 276.1478 14.58570492723343
Source: Celestrak
Length
4
Diameter
2
Span
8
Dry Mass
895
Launch Mass
970
Shape
Hex-cyl+3 panels
Radar Cross Section
5.438
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Pleiades HR-2
Purpose
Earth observation
Mission
Earth observation
Manufacturer
ASTT
Life Expectancy
5 years
Bus
Astrosat-1000
Configuration
AstroSat-1000
Motor
4 x 15 Nms hydrazine thrusters
Equipment
HiRI
Power System
3 deployable solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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