Pléiades 50cm Global High-Resolution Satellite Imagery
Pléiades 1A and 1B are the original Airbus high-res optical imaging satellites, operating as a constellation in the same orbit, phased 180° apart. Pléiades 1A was launched on December 17, 2011, 1B on December 2, 2012 – both from Sinnamary, French Guiana. Each satellite has a maximum acquisition capacity of 1 million sq. km per day and has exceptional agility to maximize acquisitions of a specific area of interest using 5 acquisition modes: Target, Strip Mapping, Tristereo, Corridor and Persistent Surveillance. Pléiades 1A was the first high resolution satellite to commercially offer Tri-Stereo capability.
The constellation continues with the new Pléiades Neo 3 and 4, two identical agile imaging satellites adding native 30 cm, improved accuracy, rapid re-visit, constellation collection ~ 1 million km2 per day and 6-band multispectral, including red edge for vegetation health and deep blue for water penetration.
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Dubai United Arab Emirates image collected by Pléiades Neo, May, 2021. Courtesy of Airbus
Shanghai China image collected by Pléiades Neo, May, 2021. Courtesy of Airbus
Pléiades Satellite Specifications
Pléiades 1A/1B | Pléiades Neo 3/4 | |
General Specs | ||
Accuracy (XY) | 4.5m – 10m CE 90 | 5m CE90, Expected: 3.5m |
(accuracy specs are exclusive of terrain displacement, with refined altitude data, without Ground Control Points) | ||
Swath Width | 20km (single pass mosaics up to 100km x 100km) | 14km at nadir (single pass mosaics up to 70km x 110km) |
Dynamic Range | 12-bits per pixel | 12 bit per pixel |
Revisit Rate | Daily | Daily (2 satellites) |
Altitude | 694km | 620km |
Orbit | Sun-synchronous | Sun-synchronous, 10:30 a.m. descending node |
Stereo | Stereo & Tri-Stereo | Stereo and Tri-stereo acquisition |
Products | Colour: 50cm (3 or 4-band pan-sharpened) | PAN: Panchromatic (1 band) |
Bundle: 50cm Panchromatic + 2m Multispectral | Bundle: PAN + MS (4 bands RGB+NIR) | |
Full Bundle: PAN + Full MS (6 bands) | ||
MS: Multispectral (4 bands RGB+NIR) | ||
Full MS: Multispectral (6 bands) | ||
PMS_N: Pansharpening in natural colour (3 bands RGB) | ||
PMS_X: Pansharpening in false colour (3 bands RGNIR) | ||
PMS: Pansharpening (4 bands RGB+NIR) | ||
Full PMS: Pansharpening (6 bands) | ||
Panchromatic Imaging Specs | ||
Spatial Resolution | .7 meter GSD at Nadir | .3m GSD at Nadir |
Spectral Range | 470-830 nm | 450-800 nm |
Multispectral Imaging Specs | ||
Spatial Resolution | 2.8 meter GSD at Nadir | 1.2m GSD (Multi) at Nadir |
Spectral Range | 430-940 nm | 400-880 nm |
deep blue | n/a | 400-450 nm |
blue | 430–550 nm | 450-520 nm |
green | 500-620 nm | 530-590 nm |
red | 590-710 nm | 620-690 nm |
red edge | n/a | 700-750 nm |
near infra-red | 740-940 nm | 770-880 nm |