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ArianespaceSoyuz STA FregatSoyuz Launch Complex, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Pléiades-HR 1B
Launched
December 2, 2012
Summary
Pléiades-HR 1B launched on an Arianespace Soyuz STA Fregat from Soyuz Launch Complex, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on December 2, 2012. It was Arianespace's 209th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 5,261st orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Soyuz STA Fregat flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- DailymotionDailymotion
- Vehicle
- Soyuz STA Fregat · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Soyuz STA Fregat flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 209th launch8th this yearhumanity's 5,261st orbital launch attempt71st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload; 1 still in orbit
- Pleiades 1b · NORAD 39019 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Pléiades-HR 1B is the second of France's two very-high-resolution optical Earth-observation satellites operated by CNES and Astrium, providing 50 cm imagery for civil and defence users.
Pad
Soyuz Launch Complex, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
4th launch from Soyuz Launch Complex, 2nd this year · 224th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
26 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
50 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Pléiades-HR 1B launch?
Pléiades-HR 1B launched on December 2, 2012. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Pléiades-HR 1B?
Coverage: Dailymotion. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Pléiades-HR 1B?
Soyuz STA Fregat, flown by Arianespace. Soyuz STA Fregat spec sheet
Where did Pléiades-HR 1B launch from?
Soyuz Launch Complex, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit was Pléiades-HR 1B going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a earth science mission.
How many satellites did Pléiades-HR 1B launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).