Launch vehicle
Kosmos-3M (11K65M)
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- Recorded launches
- 445
- First flight
- 1967-05-15
Historical mission record
This page records Kosmos-3M | QuickBird 1 and its reported outcome: Launch Failure. The date above is a historical record.
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Mission status
Launch Failure
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LAUNCH SITEPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Mission
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.
- Launch vehicle
- Kosmos-3M (11K65M)
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Destination orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
- Launch pad
- 132/1 (132L)
- Provider
- Production Corporation Polyot
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Launch site & orbit
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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