LAUNCH CENTER

Success

Wed Dec 24 1997

Strategic Rocket Forces

EarlyBird

Launch Successful

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RECOVERY OVERVIEW

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Rocket Details

Name:

Start-1

Description:

Start-1 is a Russian satellite launch vehicle based on the RT-2PM Topol, a Soviet intercontinental ballistic missile developed by Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology.

MISSION OVERVIEW

Type: Earth Science
EarlyBird 1, a remote sensing satellite built by CTA Space Systems (now part of Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC)) for EarthWatch, Inc., was to provide high resolution commercial imagery. EarthWatch planed to offer black-and-white images with a resolution as high as 3 meters per pixel, and color images with a resolution of 15 meters per pixel. The imaging sensor was derived from NASA's cancelled Clark satellite.

COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Svobodny Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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