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Satellite:
QuickBird
Satellite details
Acronym
QuickBird
Full name
QuickBird
Satellite Description
1st flight unit of the WorldView programme. Actually, following failed launches of EarlyBird in 1997 and QuickBird-1 in 2000 (thus, the correct name should be QuickBird-2).
Main mission: high-resolution land observation.
Mass at launch
1100 kg
Dry mass
951 kg
Power
1500 W
Data access link
no link provided
Data access information
Data distributed by DigitalGlobe and associated agencies, or received in real-time at customer stations.
Orbit
Sunsynchronous orbit
Altitude
482 km
ECT
10:30 desc
Space agency
Maxar
, DigitalGlobe
Status
Inactive
Details on Status (as
available)
Launch
18 Oct 2001
EOL
27 Jan 2015
Last update:
2015-07-28
Associated satellite programme and related satellites
Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational ,
blue tag : future
Satellite Payload
All known Instruments flying on
QuickBird
Acronym
Full name
BGIS-2000
Ball Global Imaging System 2000
Show instrument status and calibration
Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
QuickBird
* The information in this field is estimated or assumed