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LAUNCH SITEGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Mission
Pléiades Neo is a constellation of four optical high-resolution Earth observation satellites built and operated by Airbus. It is a dual purpose constellation, serving both civilian and military purposes. Pléiades Neo 3 is the first satellite in the constellation which is to deliver imagery with spatial resolution of 30 cm. It is launched along with several rideshare payloads.
- Launch vehicle
- Vega
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Destination orbit
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit
- Launch pad
- Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
- Provider
- Arianespace
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
Launch vehicle
Vega
Vega is the smallest lifter in the current Arianespace family.
- Height
- 29.9 m
- Diameter
- 3.025 m
- Stages
- 4
- Recorded launches
- 22
- First flight
- 2012-02-13
Recorded timing
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Launch site & orbit
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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Vega Pléiades Neo 3 ↗Flight VV18 – Pléiades Neo 3 / NorSat-3 / 4 cubesats | Vega Launch | Arianespace ↗Further reading
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