An unexpected moment captured from orbit has offered a rare glimpse into the growing complexity of Earth’s low orbit ...

Credit: Airbus Defence and Space WASHINGTON — More than a year after losing two Pléiades Neo high-resolution imaging satellites in a launch failure, Airbus has outlined plans to replace them.

PARIS — The French Pleiades 1B high-resolution optical Earth observation satellite is scheduled to enter operations in March following its successful Dec. 1 launch aboard the European version of ...

Pléiades Neo images come from a quartet of satellites offering spatial resolution down to 30 centimeters (12 inches). “The open call sets out to look at the species in situations where high ...

Thales Alenia Space is set to deliver its high-resolution (HR) optical imaging instrument for integration in the first Pleiades earth observation satellite. The Pleiades project is part of ORFEO ...

French space agency CNES has awarded EADS Astrium a €314 million ($365 million) contract to build two Pleiades high-resolution imaging satellites. The spacecraft will form the optical imaging ...

PARIS — Astrium Services has landed its first contract for Pleiades high-resolution optical satellite imagery and data, inking a deal with Japan’s Pasco Corp., the satellite services division ...

Credit: Pleiades material ©CNES (2023), distribution ... damage assessment maps using data from the French Pléiades high-resolution satellites. The map shows damage around the Adassil, Chichaoua ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) shared a high-resolution image of central Paris, where the Olympic games are being held from July 26 through Aug. 11, 2024. The image was taken by the space agency ...