EarlyBird

Mission

EarlyBird

• Type: Earth Science
• Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
• Launch Cost: $9,000,000

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.

Location

5

Svobodny Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

5 has witnessed the launch of 5 rockets, including 5 orbital launch attempts, while Svobodny Cosmodrome, Russian Federation, has been the site for 5 rocket launches.

Rocket

Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology Start-1

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.

Agency

Strategic Rocket Forces

The Strategic Rocket Forces of the Russian Federation are a separate-troops branch of the Russian Armed Forces that control Russia’s land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs).