COSPAR ID 2009-041C Mission duration 5 years (expected) Inclination 97.95° Launch mass 120 kg Rocket Dnepr | SATCAT no. 35683 Bus SSTL-100 Period 1.6 hours Launch date 29 July 2009 Launch site Baikonur Cosmodrome | |
Mission type Optical imaging
Disaster monitoring Operator BNSC (2009-2010)
UKSA (2010)
DMC International Imaging Similar Deimos‑1, Nanosat‑1B, Progress M‑66, Universitetsky‑Tatyana‑2, Progress M‑MIM2 | ||
UK-DMC 2 is a British Earth imaging satellite which is operated by DMC International Imaging. It was constructed by Surrey Satellite Technology, based on the SSTL-100 satellite bus. 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) 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, 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.