QuickBird 1

Earth observation satellite which was lost due to launch vehicle failure. QuickBird 1 was launched on November 20, 2000 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Nov 21, 2000).

COSPAR 2000-074ANORAD 26617United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: QuickBird 1
International designator: 2000-074A
NORAD catalog number: 26617
GCAT identifier: S26617

Mission

Mission type: Optical imaging
Use: Commercial
Program: QuickBird
Owner: EarthWatch
Country: United States
Builder: Ball Aerospace
Platform (bus): BCP-2000

Launch

Date: November 20, 2000 · 23:00 UTC
Launch record: 2000-074Failure · 0.4
Rocket: Kosmos 11K65M
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC132/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 81 km
Apogee: 614 km
Inclination: 65.78°
Status: Reentered attached to another object
Status date: November 21, 2000
Last known active: Nov 21, 2000
End of operations: Nov 21, 2000

Size

Mass: 931 kg
Dry mass: 900 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 2,365 kg
Length: 2.5 m
Diameter: 1.00 m
Span: 3.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q6094671 (CC0).