QuickBird 1 was planned for orbit a circular 590 km (319 nmi) orbit, inclined at 66 degrees. This inclination was to permit unique imaging times. QuickBird 1 was to collect both one-meter resolution digital black-and-white imagery and four-meter resolution digital color images. These high resolution images were to be taken by the QuickBird instrument, a high resolution camera, during orbital day-time. Digital images taken from orbit were expected to rival aerial photography in terms of both cost and possible economic and scientific applications. The 950 kg (2094 lbm) spacecraft was manufactured by Ball Aerospace and Technologies, Corp., Boulder, Colorado and was based on the Ball Commercial Platform 2000 (BCP 2000) satellite bus.