NP Kosmos-3M (11K65M) QuickBird 1
Kosmos-3M (11K65M)
Status
Failure
Date
20 NOV 2000
23:00
Launch Provider
Production Corporation Polyot
Launch Pad
132/1 (132L)
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Mission Overview
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.
Rocket
Kosmos-3M (11K65M)
Mission Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Livestream
Not available