UK-DMC 2 (original) (raw)
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UK-DMC 2 [SSTL]
UK-DMC 2 is one of two enhanced DMC (Disaster Monitoring Constellation) Earth observation satellites, UK DMC-2 and Deimos 1, which will be capable of imaging several thousand km along track and delivering double the data density of the 1st generation DMC satellites, increasing the ground sample distance from 32 meters to 22 meters, whilst maintaining the very wide swath of 660 km.
| Nation: | UK |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Earth Observation |
| Operator: | British National Space Centre |
| Contractors: | SSTL |
| Equipment: | 22-meter resolution imager in 3 spectral bands |
| Configuration: | Microsat-100 |
| Propulsion: | |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 120 kg |
| Orbit: | 624 km × 676 km, 98.13� |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK-DMC 2 | 2009-041C | 29.07.2009 | Ba LC-109/95 | Dnepr | with DubaiSat 1, Deimos 1, Nanosat 1B, AprizeSat 3, AprizeSat 4 |