Pléiades-HR 1B
Success
DEC 02201202:02:51 UTCSoyuz placed Pléiades-HR 1B in a 694 km sun-synchronous orbit, 180° from its twin Pléiades-HR 1A, launched in December 2011. The pair can image any point on the globe every day.
LIFTOFF
DEC 02 201202:02:51 UTC
Success
launched from ELS Kourou
aboard Soyuz ST-A / Fregat into SSO
Broadcast
Watch how the launch went
Payload
Pléiades-HR 1B
Earth observation