Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
Strategic Rocket Forces
Provider type
Government
Orbit
LEO
Mission type
Earth Science
Launch site
Russia
Date
Wed, 24 Dec 1997 13:32:52 GMT
Orbital launch #
#4206 ever
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.