QuickBird 1

Name: Kosmos-3M | QuickBird 1
Start: 2000-11-20T23:00:00+00:00
End: 2000-11-21T00:00:00+00:00
Location: 132/1 (132L)

Kosmos-3M

Production Corporation Polyot

Launch Status

Failure

Mon • Nov 20th, 2000
11:00 PM UTC

Mission

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.

Location

132/1 (132L)

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

1659 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 . Kosmos-3M (11K65M) has 423 successful launches and 22 failed launches with a total of 445 launches. N/A

Agency

Production Corporation Polyot

Type: Commercial
Abbreviation: NP

Country: RUS

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