flown missionSuccess

Start-1 | EarlyBird

Strategic Rocket Forces5 — Svobodny Cosmodrome, Russian FederationDec 24, 1997, 13:32 UTC

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name: EarlyBird
Type: Earth Science
Target orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

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.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Dec 24, 1997, 13:32 UTC
Window opens: Dec 24, 1997, 13:32 UTC
Window closes: Dec 24, 1997, 13:32 UTC
Last updated: Jun 14, 2023, 04:23 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Start-1
Family: Start
Variant: 1
Provider: Strategic Rocket Forces
Type: Government
Country: RUS

launch site

Pad: 5
Location: Svobodny Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Country: RUS
Timezone: Asia/Yakutsk
Coordinates: 51.7000, 127.9978