Deimos-1
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Template:Infobox Spacecraft Deimos-1, also known as Span-DMC 1, is a Spanish Earth imaging satellite which is operated by Deimos Imaging. It was constructed by Surrey Satellite Technlogy, based on the SSTL-100 satellite bus.[1] It is Spain's contribution to the Disaster Monitoring Constellation, which is coordinated by DMC International Imaging.
Deimos-1 was launched into a 686-kilometre (426 mi) sun-synchronous low Earth orbit.[2] The launch was conducted by ISC Kosmotras, who used a Dnepr-1 carrier rocket, with DubaiSat-1 as the primary payload. Deimos-1, along with the UK-DMC 2, Nanosat 1B, AprizeSat-3 and AprizeSat-4 satellites, were launched as secondary payloads. The rocket was launched at 18:46 GMT on 29 July 2009, from Site 109/95 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
The satellite has a design life of five years.[3] It carries a multi-spectral imager with a resolution of 22 kilometres (14 mi) and 600 kilometres (370 mi) of swath, operating in green, red and near infrared spectra.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Krebs, Gunter. "Deimos-1". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
- ^ "Deimos-1". European Space Agency. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
- ^ a b "SSTL-100 Datasheet" (PDF). Surrey Satellite Technology. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
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