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QuickBird 1

Kosmos 11K65M launch from Plesetsk (Russia) on November 20, 2000, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

November 20, 2000 · 23:00 UTCLaunch 2000-074Launch no. 4,442 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC132/1
OutcomeFailure · 0.4stage 2 restart failure
Launch agencyPuskovie UslugiRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
November 20, 2000, 23:00
Launch designation
2000-074
Mission
QuickBird 1
Vehicle flight ID
47165-631

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
614 km
Payload mass to orbit
2.4 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OF40 · S2R

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
QuickBird 12000-074ANORAD 26617Earth Watch IncOptical imaging931 kgReentered attached to another object · Nov 21, 2000

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.