Start-1 | EarlyBird

Launch Provider & Rocket

• Provider: Strategic Rocket Forces (Government)
• Rocket: Start-1 — Start family

Mission

EarlyBird 1, a remote sensing satellite built by CTA Space Systems (now part of Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC)) for EarthWatch, Inc., was to provide high resolution commercial imagery. EarthWatch planed to offer black-and-white images with a resolution as high as 3 meters per pixel, and color images with a resolution of 15 meters per pixel. The imaging sensor was derived from NASA's cancelled Clark satellite.

• Type: Earth Science
• Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Launch Site

• Pad: 5
• Location: Svobodny Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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