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Early Bird 1
Early Bird 1 was launched on December 24, 1997 aboard a Start-1 from Vostochny. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jul 27, 2000).
COSPAR 1997-085ANORAD 25123United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- EarlyBird
- Common name
- Early Bird 1
- International designator
- 1997-085A
- NORAD catalog number
- 25123
- GCAT identifier
- S25123
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/339
Mission
- Mission type
- Optical imaging
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- EarlyBird
- Owner
- EarthWatch
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- OSC McLean
- Platform (bus)
- LEOStar
Launch
- Date
- December 24, 1997 · 13:32 UTC
- Launch record
- 1997-085Success
- Rocket
- Start-1
- Spaceport
- Vostochny · pad LC5
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/S
- Perigee
- 479 km
- Apogee
- 486 km
- Inclination
- 97.30°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- July 27, 2000
- Last known active
- Dec 28, 1997
- End of operations
- Dec 28, 1997
Size
- Mass
- 284 kg
- Dry mass
- 284 kg
- Length
- 2.0 m
- Diameter
- 1.10 m
- Span
- 4.0 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q5679081 (CC0).