EarlyBird
| EarlyBird | |
|---|---|
| Country: |
 United States
|
| Operator: | EarthWatch |
| COSPAR-ID : | 1997-085A |
| Mission dates | |
| Begin: | December 24, 1997 |
| Starting place: | Svobodny |
| Launcher: | Start-1 |
| Flight duration: | 4 days |
| Status: | burned up on July 27, 2000 |
| Orbit data | |
| Orbit inclination : | 97.3 ° |
| Apogee height : | 528 km |
| Perigee height : | 461 km |
EarlyBird 1 was a commercial Earth observation satellite from EarthWatch . It should take high-resolution (3 m) images of the earth's surface. However, it has nothing to do with the Intelsat Early Bird satellite .
EarlyBird was successfully launched on December 24, 1997 with a Start 1 rocket from Svobodny in Russia . Four days later, the satellite failed due to problems with the power supply. QuickBird 1 and 2 were built as successor satellites .
Web links
- Early Bird 1 in the NSSDCA Master Catalog (English)
- Early Bird in the Encyclopedia Astronautica (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Early Bird in the Encyclopedia Astronautica , accessed on November 19, 2016 (English).