UK-DMC 2

UK-DMC 2

Mission type	Optical imaging Disaster monitoring
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

1. Krebs, Gunter. "UK-DMC 2". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
2. "CelesTrak SATCAT: 2009-041".
3. McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
4. "DMC 2 Satellite details 2009-041C NORAD 35683". N2YO. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
5. DMCii. "DMCii Newsletter" (PDF). DMCii. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
6. SSTL Mission Page ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
7. Kids in Space, NERC press release, 31 July 2009.

Kids in Space from The National Archive ^{[ usurped ]}

See also

• Spaceflight portal

• UK-DMC 3
• 2009 in spaceflight
• UK-DMC2 Mission pages from manufacturer SSTL Archived 14 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine