Deimos-2

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Deimos-2 / GEOSAT-2
Mission type Remote sensing
OperatorGEOSAT
COSPAR ID 2014-033D OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
SATCAT no. 40013 OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Website geosat.space
Mission duration7 years
Spacecraft properties
Bus SI-300
Manufacturer Satrec Initiative
Launch mass≈310 kilograms (680 lb)
Dimensions1,200 by 1,200 millimetres (47 in × 47 in)
(Hexagonal)
Power330 watts
Start of mission
Launch dateJune 19, 2014, 19:11 (2014-06-19UTC19:11Z) UTC
Rocket Dnepr
Launch site Dombarovsky 370/13
Contractor Kosmotras
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Sun-Synchronous
Perigee altitude 597 kilometres (371 mi)
Apogee altitude 617 kilometres (383 mi)
Inclination 97.9 degrees
Epoch 27 June 2014 [1]
Main camera
Name DMAC
WavelengthsPan: 420-720 nm
MS1: 420-510 nm (Blue)
MS2: 510-580 nm (Green)
MS3: 600-720 nm (Red)
MS4: 760-890 nm (Near Infrared)
Resolution0.75 metres (2 ft 6 in) (Pan)
5 metres (16 ft) (MS)

Deimos-2 is a Spanish remote sensing Earth observation satellite built for Elecnor Deimos under an agreement with Satrec Initiative, a satellite manufacturing company in South Korea.

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The Earth observation system was developed by Elecnor Deimos, who managed the engineering, ground segment, integration, tests, launch contract and LEOP, in collaboration with Satrec Initiative, who provided the platform and the payload. [2] The platform is based on DubaiSat-2 launched in 2013, with a larger battery pack intended to last for at least 7 years. [3] The satellite was purchased by Urthecast in 2015, together with Deimos-1 and Deimos Imaging, the division of Elecnor Deimos that was in charge of the operation of both satellites. [4]

Deimos-2 was owned by Deimos Imaging, who operated and commercialises its data. In 2021, the company GEOSAT acquired Deimos-1 & 2, and renamed them to GEOSAT-1 & 2, respectively. [5]

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