Pléiades-1 delivered, Pléiades-2 integration gets underway
November 2009
Construction of Pléiades-1 by EADS Astrium Satellites has now been completed and the satellite will be delivered to CNES, the French space agency and Pléiades system prime contractor, on 12 November.
To mark this event, we have put together a photo gallery of the key milestones in the satellite’s construction and technical qualification, charting the same one-year process that Pléiades-2 begins this month.
Mass properties testing
Radiometric testing
Mechanical testing
EMC testing
Launcher interface verification
Mechanical shock and acoustic testing
Thermal vacuum testing
Telescope integration
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