Deimos-1

Deimos-1^[2] is a Spanish Earth imaging satellite which is operated by Deimos Imaging who commercializes its imagery directly but also has distribution agreements with other entities like Astrium GEO and DMC International Imaging.

History

It was constructed by Surrey Satellite Technology, based on the SSTL-100 satellite bus.^[3] 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.

Optical Instrument

The satellite has an expected lifetime 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]

Advantages

These optical satellite images open new perspectives to users of this satellite for the development of services & applications in various markets such as Maritime, Agriculture, Environment or Forestry.

• Fast coverage of territories thanks to its wide swath
• Near-real-time capacity
• Competitive price

See also

• 2009 in spaceflight

References

External links

• Astrium-Geo
• Deimos-Imaging