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.
| Mission type | Optical imaging Disaster monitoring |
|---|---|
| Operator | Deimos Imaging |
| COSPAR ID | 2009-041A |
| SATCAT no. | 35681 |
| Mission duration | Five years |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | SSTL-100 |
| Manufacturer | SSTL |
| Launch mass | 91 kilograms (201 lb)[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 29 July 2009, 18:46 UTC |
| Rocket | Dnepr |
| Launch site | Baikonur 109/95 |
| Contractor | ISC Kosmotras |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Sun-synchronous |
History
editIt was constructed by Surrey Satellite Technology for Elecnor Deimos, representing the first Spanish Earth observation satellite[3] and the first private one in Europe.[4] It is based on the SSTL-100 satellite bus.[5] Deimos-1 was launched into a 686-kilometre (426 mi) Sun-synchronous low Earth orbit.[6] The launch was conducted by ISC Kosmotras, who used a Dnepr 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 was purchased from Elecnor Deimos by Urthecast in 2015, together with Deimos-2 and Deimos Imaging, the division of the Spanish company that was in charge of the operation of both satellites.[7]
Optical instrument
editThe satellite has an expected lifetime of five years.[8] 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.[8]
Advantages
editThese 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
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References
edit- ^ "Technical details for satellite DEIMOS 1". N2YO.com - Real Time Satellite Tracking and Predictions.
- ^ "Our satellite Deimos-1". Deimos Imaging S.L. Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
- ^ "Marca España | the new Spanish satellites". Archived from the original on 2017-09-11. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
- ^ Monica. "The Deimos-1 satellite captures unpublished images of the volcanic sea stain near El Hierro Island". Earsc. Archived from the original on 2017-09-11. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
- ^ Krebs, Gunter. "Deimos-1". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
- ^ "DMC-2G (Disaster Monitoring Constellation-Second Generation) Missions". European Space Agency. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
- ^ "Urthecast Buying Deimos' Imaging Division and its 2 Satellites". 23 June 2015.
- ^ a b "SSTL-100 Datasheet" (PDF). Surrey Satellite Technology. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2010. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
External links
edit- Astrium-Geo Archived 2013-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
- Deimos-Imaging Archived 2018-06-12 at the Wayback Machine
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