QuickBird 1
Kosmos-3M
Production Corporation Polyot
Launch Status
FailureMission
QuickBird 1
Type: Earth Science
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.
Trajectory
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Location
132/1 (132L)
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
1661 rockets have launched from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
Rocket
Kosmos-3M (11K65M) – Russian Space Forces
- Family: Kosmos
The Kosmos-3M (11K65M) was manufactured by Russian Space Forces with the first launch on 1967-05-15. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) has 423 successful launches and 22 failed launches with a total of 445 launches. N/A
Agency
Production Corporation Polyot – NP
- Type: Commercial
- Abbreviation: NP
- Country: RUS
