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Start-1 | EarlyBird

Strategic Rocket Forces · Start-1 · 5, Svobodny Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Strategic Rocket Forces's 7th launch · 5th this year · humanity's 4,206th orbital launch attempt

December 24, 1997Add to calendar
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The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Dec 24, 13:32Dec 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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Pad — 5

5 launches from this pad · 5 from Svobodny Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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