Tag Archives: Pleiades 1A

Monthly Update on Astrium’s High-Resolution Satellite Constellation, Pléiades 1

Posted on June 4, 2013

The Pléiades 1 constellation (or at least part of it!) has been in orbit since December 2011 and if you have not had a chance to check out any sample imagery, take a few moments and have a look at … Read more

Moving Day at the 2013 Master’s – As Seen by Pléiades 1

Posted on May 7, 2013

A 50-cm Pléiades 1A natural color image collected over Augusta National Golf Club, Georgia on April 13, 2013, Moving Day at the Master’s PGA Golf Tournament and photo enhanced by Apollo Mapping. © CNES 2012, Distribution Astrium Services / Spot… Read more

Monthly Update on Astrium’s High Resolution Satellite Constellation, Pléiades 1

Posted on March 7, 2013

Pléiades 1A has been in orbit since December 2011 and if you have not had a chance to check out any sample imagery, take a few moments and have a look at the gallery on our website. If you … Read more

Monthly Update on Astrium’s High Resolution Satellite Pléiades 1A

Posted on February 7, 2013

© CNES 2012, Distribution Astrium Services / Spot Image S.A., France, all rights reserved. Pléiades 1A has been in orbit since December 2011 and if you have not had a chance to check out any sample imagery, take a few … Read more

Ever Wondered How Much Imagery High Resolution Satellites Collect?

Posted on February 7, 2013

This map shows the areas imaged by Pléiades 1A from September 1 to December 31, 2012 over Central America (in dark blue). Please note that in many instances, multiple images were collected over the same area which is impossible to… Read more

Apollo News Snippets – February 2013

Posted on February 7, 2013

After focusing on a set of hard to classify renewable energy technologies in the last News Snippets, this month I turn my attention to advances in wind power. Sandia National Laboratories is exploring vertical-axis wind turbines for offshore energy … Read more

Monthly Update on Astrium’s High Resolution Satellite, Pléiades 1A

Posted on January 10, 2013

Pléiades 1A was joined in space by its twin, Pléiades 1B, during December which means a doubling of collection capacity and daily revisits for the high-resolution satellite constellation in the coming months. Keep your eyes on future editions of The … Read more

Pléiades 1A Shows its Extreme Tasking Prowess

Posted on December 10, 2012

Pléiades One Day: a high-profile operation on July 4, 2012 to demonstrate Pléiades 1A’s exceptional daily acquisition capability. Pléiades 1A was tasked to perform 45 acquisitions using different or conflicting scenarios, including 2 persistent surveillance acquisitions of 12 consecutive images. … Read more

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