November 20, 2000 11:00 pm
QuickBird 1
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Kosmos-3M
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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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.
Launch Overview
Window Open
23:00 UTC
Window Close
23:00 UTC
Lift Off
Nov 20, 2000 · 23:00 UTC
Launch Facility
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Launch Pad
132/1 (132L)
Target Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
Production Corporation Polyot
Payload
QuickBird 1
Rocket
Kosmos-3M
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
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.
Height
LEO Payload
Total Launches
Status
Production Corporation Polyot
132/1 (132L)
Launch Overview
Window Open
23:00 UTC
Window Close
23:00 UTC
Lift Off
Nov 20, 2000 · 23:00 UTC
Launch Facility
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Launch Pad
132/1 (132L)
Target Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
Production Corporation Polyot
Payload
QuickBird 1
Rocket
Kosmos-3M
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
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