UK-DMC 2

{{Infobox spaceflight|auto=all

| name = UK-DMC 2

| image =

| image_caption =

| mission_type = Optical imaging
Disaster monitoring

| operator = BNSC (2009-2010)
UKSA (2010)
DMC International Imaging

| website =

| COSPAR_ID = 2009-041C{{Cite web|url=http://celestrak.com/satcat/2009/2009-041.asp#C|title = CelesTrak SATCAT: 2009-041}}

| SATCAT = 35683

| mission_duration = 5 years (expected)

| spacecraft_bus = SSTL-100

| manufacturer = SSTL

| dry_mass =

| launch_mass = {{convert|120|kg|lb}}

| dimensions =

| power =

| launch_date = {{start-date|29 July 2009, 18:46:29|timezone=yes}} UTC{{cite web|url=http://planet4589.org/space/log/launchlog.txt|title=Launch Log|first=Jonathan|last=McDowell|work=Jonathan's Space Page|access-date=21 January 2014}}

| launch_rocket = Dnepr

| launch_site = Baikonur 109/95

| launch_contractor = Kosmotras

| disposal_type =

| deactivated =

| last_contact =

| decay_date =

| orbit_epoch = 25 January 2015, 04:51:21 UTC{{cite web|url=http://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=35683|title=DMC 2 Satellite details 2009-041C NORAD 35683|publisher=N2YO|date=25 January 2015|access-date=25 January 2015}}

| orbit_reference = Geocentric

| orbit_regime = Sun-synchronous

| orbit_periapsis = {{convert|665|km|mi}}

| orbit_apoapsis = {{convert|667|km|mi}}

| orbit_inclination = 97.95 degrees

| orbit_period = 97.92 minutes

| apsis = gee

}}

UK-DMC 2 is a British Earth imaging satellite which is operated by DMC International Imaging. It was constructed by Surrey Satellite Technology, based on the SSTL-100 satellite bus.{{cite web|url=http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/uk-dmc-2.htm|title=UK-DMC 2|last=Krebs|first=Gunter|publisher=Gunter's Space Page|access-date=2009-07-29}}{{cite web|url=http://www.dmcii.com/pdf/DMCii_newsletter_Aug2009.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606071354/http://www.dmcii.com/pdf/DMCii_newsletter_Aug2009.pdf|url-status=usurped|archive-date=6 June 2011|title=DMCii Newsletter|last=DMCii|publisher=DMCii|access-date=2009-09-09}} 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 {{convert|120|kg}} and a design life of five years. It carries a multi-spectral imager with a resolution of {{convert|22|m}} and {{convert|660|km}} of swath,[http://www.sstl.co.uk/missions/uk-dmc-2--launched-2009/uk-dmc-2/uk-dmc-2--the-mission SSTL Mission Page] 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.[http://www.nerc.ac.uk/press/briefings/2009/05-bluepeter.asp Kids in Space], NERC press release, 31 July 2009.

References

{{usurped|1=[http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20091109165145/http://www.nerc.ac.uk/press/briefings/2009/05-bluepeter.asp Kids in Space from The National Archive]}}

UK-DMC 2

Mission

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