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QuickBird 1
Kosmos-3M (11K65M)Production Corporation Polyot132/1 (132L)
Monday, November 20, 2000 · 11:00 PM UTCAdd to Calendar
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
The QuickBird satellites were commercial Earth imaging satellites with 1 m to 61 cm resolution owned by EarthWatch, later DigitalGlobe. QuickBird 1 launched on a Kosmos-3M from Plesetsk, but was lost due to launch vehicle failure, when the vehicle failed to circularize its orbit. It reentered still attached to the upper stage.
PayloadQuickBird 1
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerProduction Corporation Polyot
Stages0
Pad132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Mission Timeline
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Launch Site
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
62.883°N, 40.869°E
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
