UK-DMC 2
Mission type | Optical imaging Disaster monitoring |
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Operator | BNSC (2009-2010)[1] UKSA (2010) DMC International Imaging |
COSPAR ID | 2009-041C[2] |
SATCAT no. | 35683 |
Mission duration | 5 years (expected) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | SSTL-100 |
Manufacturer | SSTL |
Launch mass | 120 kilograms (260 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 29 July 2009, 18:46:29 (2009-07-29UTC18:46:29Z) UTC[3] |
Rocket | Dnepr |
Launch site | Baikonur 109/95 |
Contractor | Kosmotras |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Sun-synchronous |
Perigee altitude | 665 kilometres (413 mi)[4] |
Apogee altitude | 667 kilometres (414 mi)[4] |
Inclination | 97.95 degrees[4] |
Period | 97.92 minutes[4] |
Epoch | 25 January 2015, 04:51:21 UTC[4] |
UK-DMC 2 is a British Earth imaging satellite which is operated by DMC International Imaging.[5] It was constructed by Surrey Satellite Technology, based on the SSTL-100 satellite bus.[1][5] It is part of Britain's contribution to the Disaster Monitoring Constellation, which is coordinated by DMC International Imaging. It is the successor to the UK-DMC satellite.
Mission
UK DMC-2 was launched into a Sun-synchronous low Earth orbit. The launch was conducted by ISC Kosmotras, using a Dnepr carrier rocket, with DubaiSat-1 being the primary payload. UK-DMC 2, along with the Deimos-1, Nanosat 1B, AprizeSat-3 and AprizeSat-4 satellites, were the rocket's secondary payload. The launch occurred at 18:46 GMT on 29 July 2009, with the rocket lifting off from Site 109/95 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
The satellite has a mass of 120 kilograms (260 lb)[1] and a design life of five years. It carries a multi-spectral imager with a resolution of 22 metres (72 ft) and 660 kilometres (410 mi) of swath,[6] operating in green, red and near infrared spectra.
The satellite is also known as Blue Peter 1, and its construction and launch were followed by children's television.[7]
References
- ^ a b c Krebs, Gunter. "UK-DMC 2". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
- ^ "CelesTrak SATCAT: 2009-041".
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "DMC 2 Satellite details 2009-041C NORAD 35683". N2YO. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ^ a b DMCii. "DMCii Newsletter" (PDF). DMCii. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
- ^ SSTL Mission Page
- ^ Kids in Space, NERC press release, 31 July 2009.
Kids in Space from The National Archive
See also
- UK-DMC 3
- 2009 in spaceflight
- UK-DMC2 Mission pages from manufacturer SSTL
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