13 DIC. 2011 Data di pubblicazione 3703 Visualizzazioni

This 16 December for the second time the legendary Soyuz will be launched from Europe's Space Port. It will carry French Space Agency Pleiades satellites, a dual Earth observation system composed of a constellation of two optical satellites (visible and near infrared domain) on a Sun-synchronous orbit at 694 km. The Pleiades system is an optical observation system with a metric resolution designed to offer a high acquisition capability with a revisit lower than 24 hours to satisfy both civilian and miitary needs.

More backgroud information can be found on: http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Launchers_Home/index.html