| Type(s) |
Satellite mission>Earth observation
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| Owner |
CNES |
| Organisation |
CNES |
| Abstract |
Pleiades-HR is a two-spacecraft constellation of CNES (Space Agency of France), representing a long-term engagement with the introduction of advanced technologies in Earth observation capabilities. Starting with the first launch in 2009, the Pleiades program will follow the SPOT program satellite series services, with the following overall objectives:
+ Provision of an optical high-resolution panchromatic (0.7 m) and multispectral (2.8 m) imagery with high quality product standards in terms of resolution, MTF (0.2 at system level), and a high image location accuracy
+ Global coverage and a daily observation accessibility to any point on Earth
+ Service provision of so-called "level-2 products" to customers consisting of a panchromatic image with a merged multispectral image orthorectified on a DTM (Digital Terrain Matrix)
+ Provision of stereo imagery (up to 350 km x 20 km or 150 km x 40 km) and mosaic imagery of size up to 120 km x 120 km
+ More than 250 images/day are expected from each spacecraft of the constellation
+ The constellation is required to support risk management support services in terms of observation coverage (this requires an agile S/C design, a responsive operational concept, and a sufficient ground segment).
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| Cross Reference(s) |
Pleiades on CNES website
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| Discipline(s) |
General Earth observation
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| Spatial Coverage & Location(s) |
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| Temporal Coverage |
01/09/2009 - 31/12/2009
Pleiades-HR1 launch date window |
| Language(s) of Resource |
English
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