 January 2011 | | A few images acquired by PLEIADES: |
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Bora Bora island in Polynesia and San Francisco, Californie, USA
More images in the "Gallery".
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| December 17, 2011 | | Successful launch for PLEIADES and its companions |
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Soyouz lift off on December 17, 2011 by CNES
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| Night of December 16 to 17, 2011 | | PLEIADES satellite Launch by a Soyouz rocket from Kourou |
| November 29, 2011 | | Operational Qualification Review |
| November - December 2011 | | PLEIADES launch campaign in Kourou |
| November 3, 2011 | | PLEIADES satellite departure for the launch campaign in Kourou |
| October 4, 2011 | | Kick-off of the pre-launch campaign activities in Metropole |
| August to end of September 2011 | | PLEIADES-HR1A satellite destorage |
| September 2010 | | Preparatory Operational Qualification Review |
| December 4,2009 | | Beginning of the System Technical Qualification Review |
| November 19, 2009 | | Delivery by Thales Alenia Space of the instrument Flight Model 2 to Astrium |
| November 12, 2009 | | Delivery by Astrium of the Satellite Flight Model 1 to CNES |
| September 2009 | | Rendez-vous between the satellite, the controle center (SDGC) and the mission centres for the complete system tests |
| February to end of July 2009 | | The satellite Flight Model 1 successfully passed the environment tests at Intespace: thermal, mechanical, solar generators deploiment and electro-magnetic tests. |
| January 2009 | | Rendez-vous between the satellite, the controle center (SDGC) and the mission centres for the complete system tests |
| End of July 2008 to mid-November 2009 | | Satellite Assembly Integration and Tests (AIT) |
| 1st half of 2008 | | Instrument Assembly Integration and Tests (AIT) |
| November 2007 | | First programming test of the satellite Flight Model 1. The programming message, generated with the first version newly commissionned of the Programming Chain, was executed on the Satellite Flight Model 1 (in integration at Astrium in Toulouse) and enabled to acquire about 250 images. These images, downloaded using on board equipments representative of the Pleiades X-band station, are being processed on the Imaging Chain, itself newly delivered to CNES.
The success of this test is very promissing and demonstrates a maturity level reassuring while the system tests have not begun yet, over two years before the launch, now schedulled for the beginning of 2010. |
| July 2007 | | End of first bus integration. |
| June 2007 | | Satellite Critical Design Review. |
| October 2006 | | Instrument Critical Design Review. |
| June 2006 | | System Interface Review. |
| February 2006 | | Multispectral filters flight model delivery. |
| February 2006 | | Call for Tender for Users Centers Integration |
| December 2005 | | Programming chain: the Software Specification Review was successful. The authorisation to begin the preliminary design phase was given. |
| December 2005 | | Command Control chain: the Software Specification Review was successful. The authorisation to begin the preliminary design phase was given. |
| December 2005 | | The compatibility tests between image telemetry reception stations and the on board telemetry equipment were successful. |
| November 2005 | | Users Centers Integration: The Preliminary Design Review took place. The preparation phase for the corresponding call for tender begins. |
| October 2005 | | Image chain: the Software Specification Review was successful. The authorisation to begin the preliminary design phase was given. |
| October 2005 | | Call for Tender for BPD/GIDE |
| October 2005 | | Multispectral detectors flight model delivery |
| June 2005 | | Attribution of the encrypting server for the TC link and the decipherer for the instrument TM contract to Thales-Com. |
| June 2005 | | Attribution of the Ground Segment parts supplying contracts:
Programming chain: attributed to CAP Gemini - CSSI industrial consortium
Image chain: attributed to Thales-IS
Image receiving station: attributed to IN-SNEC
Command-Control Center: attributed to CSSI
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| April 2005 | | Signature of the Agreement with Spain (Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aerospacial). |
| March 2005 | | Signature of the Agreement with Sweden (Swedish Natioanl Space Board). |
| December 2004 | | Attribution of the launch contract to Arianespace, for a launch by a Soyouz rocket from Kourou. |
| September 2004 | | Ratification of the Turin agreement, signed in September 2001 |
| March 2004 | | PLEIADES cooperation agreement signature with Sweden |
| December 2003 | | ORFEO System Definition Review |
| October 2003 | | Satellites supplying contract signature with Astrium |
| May 22-23, 2003 | | "Very High Spatial Resolution Workshop at CNES |
| April 1-2, 2003 | | ORFEO users' seminar |
| February 2003 | | Pleiades-HR Instrument Preliminary Definition Review |
| December 2002 | | Pleaides-HR System Design Review |
| May 28-29, 2002 | | Pleaides internal seminar |
| April 2002 | | Pleaides-HR Satellite Preliminary Definition Review |
| March 2002 | | ORFEO Intermediate System Definition Review |
| June 22, 2001 | | Signature of a memorandum of agreement between CNES and ASI.
At the last Paris Air Show (June 2001), a memorandum of agreement was signed between the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (French space agency) and the Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (Italian space agency) for the definition phase of a Dual System with an Earth observation capability using optical satellites, radar satellites and an associated ground segment.
The Dual System to be developed is composed of the following elements:
An optical component composed of 2 satellites and the corresponding ground functions, developed under french control,
A radar component composed of 4 satellites and the corresponding ground functions, developed under italian control,
A user ground segment developed jointly by France and Italy
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| January 29, 2001 | | Signature in Turin of a governmental agreement between France and Italy for cooperation in the field of Earth Observation. |
| May 10, 2000 | | Pleaides workshop "Conceivable Systems for Pleaides" |
| March 8, 2000 | | "Pleaides Requirements" users' workshop |
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