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Pleiades Neo well on track for launch mid-2020
by Staff Writers
Toulouse, France (SPX) Feb 25, 2020

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The first two Airbus-built Pleiades Neo imaging satellites have started comprehensive environmental testing, to ensure they are ready for in-orbit operation.

During the tests, the satellites are subjected to extreme temperatures and vacuum, vibration and acoustic noise, as well as electromagnetic interference. This will ensure they can withstand the harsh conditions they will experience during launch and their mission in orbit.

These first two new generation very high-resolution satellites are on schedule for launch as planned in mid-2020. They will join the already world leading Airbus constellation of optical and radar satellites, improving both the revisit and resolution capacities.

Entirely funded, manufactured, owned and operated by Airbus, Pleiades Neo will provide institutional and commercial customers with high-level insights for the next 12 years. Each satellite will be adding half a million km2 per day at 30cm resolution to Airbus' offering.

The images will be streamed into the OneAtlas on-line platform, thanks to an innovative cloud-based ground segment architecture, allowing customers to have immediate access to freshly acquired and archived data as well as analytics.


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China-France oceanography satellite put into service
Beijing (XNA) Feb 24, 2020
The China-France Oceanography Satellite (CFOSat) has been put into service after completing in-orbit tests, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources. During the 8-month in-orbit test, the satellite acquired high-accuracy remote sensing data with its scatterometer and wave spectrometer, and the ground stations have met the requirement of data processing, said Liu Jianqiang, chief scientist of the satellite. The CFOSat can conduct high-resolution observations of ocean surface wind fields ... read more

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