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QuickBird 1
Kosmos-3M · Earth Science
2000132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Mission
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.
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Mission Facts
- Provider
- NP
- Rocket
- Kosmos-3M
- Orbit
- LEO
- Pad
- 132/1 (132L)
- NET precision
- Year
- Data source
- LL2