Production Corporation PolyotKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
QuickBird 1
Launched
November 20, 2000
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
QuickBird 1 launched on a Production Corporation Polyot Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 20, 2000. The mission failed. It was Production Corporation Polyot's 36th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,443rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 423rd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Kosmos-3M (11K65M) · Production Corporation Polyot
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 423rd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 3rd this yearProduction Corporation Polyot's 36th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,443rd orbital launch attempt76th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload; none still in orbit
- QuickBird 1 · NORAD 26617 · re-entered November 21, 2000
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
191st launch from 132/1 (132L), 3rd this year · 1,510th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
128 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did QuickBird 1 launch?
QuickBird 1 launched on November 20, 2000. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch QuickBird 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched QuickBird 1?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Production Corporation Polyot. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did QuickBird 1 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit was QuickBird 1 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a earth science mission.
How many satellites did QuickBird 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).