DMC International Imaging

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DMC International Imaging Ltd
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryEarth observation
Founded5 August 2004
Defunct1 June 2021
Headquarters
Guildford, Surrey
,
United Kingdom

DMC International Imaging (DMCii) is the company that manages the Disaster Monitoring Constellation for the International Charter for Space and Major Disasters. It also sells satellite imaging services under contract and manages the operations of spacecraft such as UK-DMC 1 & UK-DMC 2. DMCII is a wholly owned subsidiary of Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL). [1] It recently struck a space deal with Beijing-based 21AT to build three high-resolution Earth observation satellites to map the growth of China. [2] [3]

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History

DMCii was incorporated in 2004 in Guildford, Surrey, as a subsidiary of SSTL. [4] [5]

Company was struck off and dissolved on June 2021. [6]

Activities

The company coordinated tasking and data from the multi national DMC for civil and humanitarian applications. [7] [8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Press Release - UK based enterprise leads the way in high-technology micro-satellite research and development Archived 15 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ China and UK strike space deal
  3. ↑ DMCii strike space deal Archived 26 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "DMC INTERNATIONAL IMAGING LTD overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "UK takes the helm of international effort to provide satellite images in times of crisis". GOV.UK. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "DMC INTERNATIONAL IMAGING LTD filing history - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "DMC First Generation - Earth Online". earth.esa.int. Archived from the original on 3 June 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  8. ↑ "DMC International Imaging | UN-SPIDER Knowledge Portal". www.un-spider.org. Retrieved 7 September 2025.

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