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EarlyBird
Start-1 · Earth Science
19975, Svobodny Cosmodrome
Mission
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.
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Mission Facts
- Provider
- RVSN RF
- Rocket
- Start-1
- Orbit
- LEO
- Pad
- 5
- NET precision
- Year
- Data source
- LL2