Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Earth Science · LEO
The QuickBird commercial imaging satellite was owned by DigitalGlobe (formerly EarthWatch) and used a Ball BCP2000 bus with a launch mass of 1028 kg and a dry mass of about 995 kg.
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| QUICKBIRD 2 2001-047A | Payload | re-entered 2015-01-27 | |
| DELTA 2 R/B 2001-047B | Rocket body | re-entered 2001-10-26 |
COSPAR ID 2001-047. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).