Strategic Rocket ForcesStart-15, Svobodny Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Start-1 | EarlyBird
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Image: Puskovie Uslugi
Strategic Rocket Forces's 7th launch · 5th this year · humanity's 4,206th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Dec 24, 13:32 – Dec 24, 13:32 UTC
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EarlyBird
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.
Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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