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The Pléiades system was designed under the French-Italian ORFEO Programme (Optical and Radar Federated Earth Observation) between 2001 and 2003. [2]The Pléiades programme was launched in October 2003 with CNES (the French space agency) as the overall system prime contractor and EADS Astrium as the prime contractor for the space segment.
Yet some authors argue that the controversy over the distance to the Pleiades discussed below is a red herring, since the cosmic distance ladder can (presently) rely on a suite of other nearby clusters where consensus exists regarding the distances as established by the Hipparcos satellite and independent means (e.g., the Hyades, the Coma ...
Astrosat-1000 is the largest option in EADS Astrium's Astrosat family of satellite buses. Astrosat-1000 provides the basic structure for building satellites between 800 and 1200 kg in mass. It is the satellite bus used for the Pléiades-HR series of satellites. [1] [2] [3]
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The Ariane project was code-named L3S (the French abbreviation for third-generation substitution launcher). The European Space Agency (ESA) charged the EADS subsidiary Astrium , presently Airbus Defence and Space, with the development of all Ariane launchers and of the testing facilities, while Arianespace , a 32.5% CNES commercial subsidiary ...
Tesla's stock price reached $420 on Wednesday afternoon, which elicited responses from social media users and the company's CEO, Elon Musk. "As foretold in the prophecy," Musk wrote in an X post ...
A former FBI informant accused of lying about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden’s alleged business dealings with a Ukrainian energy company has agreed to plead guilty to federal ...
Bre Tiesi is describing her love life with Nick Cannon as "the healthiest relationship I've ever had.". The 33-year-old Selling Sunset star clarified on the Dec. 11 episode of the Wednesdays ...