Pléiades Neo Satellite

Pléiades Neo is Airbus’ first 30-cm high-resolution satellite constellation collecting 6-band MS.

Pléiades Neo Satellite Imagery Samples

Pléiades Neo 30-cm Natural Color – Schwerin, Germany; May 19, 2023
Pléiades Neo 30-cm Natural Color – Algonquin Park, Canada; September 30, 2023
Pléiades Neo 30-cm Natural Color – Supertree Grove, Singapore; October 15, 2021
Pléiades Neo 30-cm Natural Color – Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand; June 20, 2022
Pléiades Neo 30-cm Natural Color – Singapore; October 15, 2021
Pléiades Neo 30-cm Natural Color – Rainbow Mountains, China; August 3, 2022
Pléiades Neo 30-cm Natural Color – Rainbow Mountains, China; August 3, 2022
Pléiades Neo 30-cm Natural Color – Bargnana, Italy; August 11, 2023
Pléiades Neo 30-cm Natural Color – Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA; August 4, 2022
Pléiades Neo 30-cm Natural Color – Atlanta, Georgia, USA; March 20, 2022
Pléiades Neo 30-cm Natural Color – Herning, Denmark; September 22, 2021
Pléiades Neo 30-cm Natural Color – Austin, Texas, USA; March 26, 2022
Pléiades Neo 30-cm Natural Color – Austin, Texas, USA; March 26, 2022
Pléiades Neo 30-cm Natural Color – Chicago, IL, USA; May 23, 2022
Pléiades Neo 30-cm Natural Color – T-Mobile Park, Seattle, WA, USA; October 30, 2021
Pléiades Neo 30-cm Natural Color – Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA; April 24, 2022
Pléiades Neo 30-cm Natural Color – Agra, India; March 14, 2021
Pléiades Neo 30-cm Natural Color – Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA; April 24, 2022
Pléiades Neo 30-cm Natural Color – Madrid, Spain; September 29, 2021
Pléiades Neo 30-cm Natural Color – Madrid, Spain; September 29, 2021
Pléiades Neo 30-cm Natural Color – Madrid, Spain; September 29, 2021
Pléiades Neo 30-cm Natural Color – Madrid, Spain; September 29, 2021
Pléiades Neo 30-cm Natural Color – Madrid, Spain; September 29, 2021
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The Pléiades Neo Advantage

1 Million Sq Km Per Day
Between Neo 3 and Neo 4, the Pléiades Neo constellation captures up to 1 million sq km of 30-cm imagery every day.

6-Band Multispectral
Not only does Pléiades Neo have 30-cm resolution, it also provides six 1.2-m multispectral bands, including deep blue, blue, green, red, red edge and near-infrared.

Near Daily Revisits
The Pléiades Neo constellation is able to image nearly anywhere on the planet once per day.

Fully Commercial
Since Pléiades Neo reserves 100% of its capacity for commercial sales, clients won’t get muscled out by government contracts, thereby increasing the size of the 30-cm Neo imagery archive and shortening collection times.
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Pléiades Neo is the first constellation of two (originally planned for four) identical 30-centimeter (cm) satellites owned and operated by Airbus Defense and Space. Neo 3 launched on April 29, 2021 from Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana and was followed soon after by Neo 4 on August 17th. Both Pléiades Neo satellites will be on the same orbit, phased from each other – allowing for near daily revisits across the globe. The Pléiades Neo constellation collects up to 1 million square kilometers (sq km) of imagery a day with a 14-kilometer swath width.

Along with the 30-cm panchromatic band, Pléiades Neo boasts six 1.2-meter (m) multispectral bands, including deep blue, blue, green, red, red edge, and near-infrared. Pléiades Neo is entirely open to commercial clients, with no government ownership of tasking time, thereby increasing its collection capacity.

Launch Details
  • Launch Date: April 29, 2021, 01:50 UTC (PNeo 3); August 17, 2021, 01:47 UTC (PNeo 4)
  • Vehicle: Arianespace Vega rocket
  • Site: Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana
  • Expected Mission Life: at least 10 years for each satellite

Pléiades Neo 3/4 Components
  • Satellite Mass: ~ 907 kg
  • Solar Array: dual-wing Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) panels, 150 Amp-hour (Ah) battery
  • Control Systems:
    • 3-axis stabilized
    • Actuators – four control movement gyros (CMGs)
    • Altitude determination – three star-trackers
    • Orbit determination – GNSS receiver
  • Onboard Storage Capacity: 14 terabytes (TB), solid state mass memory
  • Ground Communication Systems:
    • Imagery downlink – X-band, 2 channels, physical downlink rate of 1,124 Mbps
    • TT&C link – S-band, 2 antennas, uplink rate of 32 kbps and downlink rate of 533 Kbps
  • Optical Sensor Assembly:
    • NAOMIX camera, Korsch telescope with 3 folding mirrors
    • Aperture – 910 mm (SNR)
    • Focal length – 25.2 m (magnification)
  • Focal Plane:
    • Single pushbroom linear array, TDI instrument
    • Camera – 12 detectors (6 panchromatic, PAN; 6 multispectral, MS)
    • Detectors: PAN – 8,016 pixels, 12 µm detector size; MS – 2,004 pixels x 6, 48 µm detector size
    • Image size: PAN – 48,096 pixels (8,016 x 6); MS – 72,144 pixels (2,004 x 6 x 6)

Orbit Characteristics
  • Altitude: 620 km
  • Period: 97.2 minutes
  • Inclination: 97.9°
  • Constellation Configuration: Pléiades Neo operates as a genuine constellation with both satellites on the same orbit, phased from each other
  • Direction: sun-synchronous, north to south (across the lit side of Earth)
  • Equatorial Crossing Time: 10:30 AM local time (approximate; across lit side of Earth)
  • Maximum Constellation Revisit Frequency: (assumes full 4 satellite constellation; with only two satellites in orbit these collection times are theoretically halved)
    • Daily, anywhere (30° off nadir)
    • Twice daily, anywhere (46° off nadir)

Imaging System
  • Spectral Bands:
    • Panchromatic
    • 6-band multispectral (blue, green, red and near infrared [NIR] plus deep blue and red edge)
  • Sensor Resolution:
    • At nadir – 30-cm panchromatic & 1.2-m multispectral
    • 20° off-nadir – 33-cm panchromatic & 1.34-m multispectral
    • 30° off-nadir – 39-cm panchromatic & 1.54-m multispectral
    • 45° off-nadir – 56-cm panchromatic & 2.26-m multispectral
  • Spectral Band Wavelength Range: (in nm)
    • Panchromatic – 450 to 800
    • Deep blue – 400 to 450
    • Blue – 450 to 520
    • Green – 530 to 590
    • Red – 620 to 690
    • Red-edge – 700 to 750
    • NIR – 770 to 880
  • Dynamic Range: 12-bits

Collection Capabilities
  • Footprint Width: 14 km (at nadir), 19.68 km (30° off-nadir)
  • Viewing Angle: ± 52°
  • Pointing Agility (roll/pitch): 10° in 7 seconds, 30° in 12 seconds, 60° in 20 seconds
  • Single Satellite Maximum Collection Geometry:
    • Target collection – image multiple targets (1 and 2): up to 13 targets within a 100 x200 km area, in a corridor of +/-30 degrees
    • Strip mapping – large mosaics in a single pass (3): up to 70 x 110 km in the same pass (7,500 km²)
  • Retargeting Ability: up to 13 targets in a 100 x 200 km region with +/-30° off-nadir
  • Slew Time: 200 km in ~10 seconds
  • Daily Collection Capacity: up to 500,000 sq km per satellite, per day
  • Georeferenced Horizontal Accuracy: < 5-m CE90 (global average, dependent on terrain); expected 3.5-m CE90 with refined orbit data

Below is the least expensive Pléiades Neo data offered. Prices increase for new collections and data processing. Note that academic and volume discounts are available.

  • Data Source: archive
  • Minimum Order Size: 25 sq km (per area & date)
  • Product Type: georeferenced + natural color, 4-band or 6-band
  • Price Per Sq Km: $22.50 (more detailed pricing can be found here)

For an exact quote, please contact our Sales Team at sales@apollomapping.com.

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