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QuickBird 2
Earth observation satellite (2001-2015). QuickBird 2 was launched on October 18, 2001 aboard a Delta 7320-10 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jan 27, 2015).
COSPAR 2001-047ANORAD 26953United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- QuickBird 2
- Payload designation
- QuickBird
- International designator
- 2001-047A
- NORAD catalog number
- 26953
- GCAT identifier
- S26953
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/404
Mission
- Mission type
- Optical imaging
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- QuickBird
- Owner
- EarthWatch
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Ball Aerospace
- Platform (bus)
- BCP-2000
Launch
- Date
- October 18, 2001 · 18:51 UTC
- Launch record
- 2001-047Success
- Rocket
- Delta 7320-10
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad SLC2W
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/S
- Perigee
- 461 km
- Apogee
- 465 km
- Inclination
- 97.22°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- January 27, 2015
- Last known active
- January 2013
- End of operations
- January 2015
Size
- Mass
- 1,028 kg
- Dry mass
- 996 kg
- Length
- 3.0 m
- Diameter
- 1.60 m
- Span
- 5.2 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1639511 (CC0).