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Kosmos-3M | QuickBird 1
Production Corporation Polyot · Kosmos-3M (11K65M) · 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Production Corporation Polyot's 36th launch · 3rd this year · humanity's 4,443rd orbital launch attempt
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
Window: Nov 20, 23:00 – Nov 20, 23:00 UTC
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QuickBird 1
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.
Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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