| Auto: | all |
| UK-DMC 2 | |
| Mission Type: | Optical imaging Disaster monitoring |
| Operator: | BNSC (2009-2010) UKSA (2010) DMC International Imaging |
| Cospar Id: | 2009-041C[1] |
| Satcat: | 35683 |
| Mission Duration: | 5 years (expected) |
| Spacecraft Bus: | SSTL-100 |
| Manufacturer: | SSTL |
| Launch Mass: | 120kg (270lb) |
| Launch Date: | UTC[2] |
| Launch Site: | Baikonur 109/95 |
| Launch Contractor: | Kosmotras |
| Orbit Epoch: | 25 January 2015, 04:51:21 UTC[3] |
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric |
| Orbit Regime: | Sun-synchronous |
| Orbit Periapsis: | 665km (413miles) |
| Orbit Apoapsis: | 667km (414miles) |
| 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.[4] [5] 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.
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 [4] and a design life of five years. It carries a multi-spectral imager with a resolution of and of swath,[6] 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.[7]
Kids in Space from The National Archive