Deimos-1

Deimos-1

Operator	Deimos Imaging
Major contractors	SSTL ISC Kosmotras (LSP)
Bus	SSTL-100
Mission type	Optical imaging Disaster monitoring
Launch date	29 July 2009 18:46 GMT
Carrier rocket	Dnepr-1
Launch site	Baikonur Site 109/95
Mission duration	Five years
Mass	91 kg[1]
Orbital elements
Regime	Sun-synchronous

Deimos-1^[2] is a Spanish Earth imaging satellite which is operated by Deimos Imaging. It was constructed by Surrey Satellite Technology, based on the SSTL-100 satellite bus.^[3] Deimos Imaging commercializes its imagery directly but also has distribution agreements with other entities like Astrium GEO and DMC International Imaging.

Deimos-1 was launched into a 686-kilometre (426 mi) sun-synchronous low Earth orbit.^[4] 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.^[5] It carries a multi-spectral imager with a resolution of 22 metres (72 ft) and 600 kilometres (370 mi) of swath, operating in green, red and near infrared spectra.^[5]

See also

• 2009 in spaceflight

References

1. ^ DEIMOS 1 Satellite details 2009-041A NORAD 35681
2. ^ "Our satellite Deimos-1". Deimos Imaging S.L.. http://www.deimos-imaging.com/technology/our-satellite-deimos-1. Retrieved 2011-05-20. 
3. ^ Krebs, Gunter. "Deimos-1". Gunter's Space Page. http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/deimos-1.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-29. 
4. ^ "DMC-2G (Disaster Monitoring Constellation-Second Generation) Missions". European Space Agency. https://infeo1.eo.esa.int:8091/get_announce.php?an_id=14979. Retrieved 2011-05-20. 
5. ^ ^{a b} "SSTL-100 Datasheet". Surrey Satellite Technology. http://www.sstl.co.uk/assets/Downloads/Datasheet_100%20Feb%2009.pdf. Retrieved 2009-07-29. ^{[dead link]}