Kosmos-3M
FailureQuickBird 1 · Production Corporation Polyot
Launch time (NET)
Monday, Nov 20, 2000, 23:00 UTC
Launch window
Monday, Nov 20, 2000, 23:00 UTC – Monday, Nov 20, 2000, 23:00 UTC
Provider
Production Corporation Polyot
Rocket
Launch pad
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation · Open map
Status
Failure
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
Mission
QuickBird 1
Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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.
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