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UK-DMC 3 | |
Mission Type: | Optical imaging Disaster monitoring |
Operator: | 21AT, China |
Mission Duration: | 7 Years[1] |
Manufacturer: | DMC International Imaging, SSTL |
Launch Mass: | 440kg (970lb), 3 Nos. each |
Launch Date: | UTC |
Launch Rocket: | PSLV-XL |
Launch Site: | Satish Dhawan Space Centre |
Launch Contractor: | Indian Space Research Organisation |
Orbit Regime: | Sun-synchronous |
UK-DMC 3 is a constellation of three British Earth imaging satellites which are operated by DMC International Imaging. They were constructed by Surrey Satellite Technology and launched by ISRO on 10 July 2015.[2] [3]
Beijing based Twenty-First Century Aerospace Technology Company Limited (21AT) agreed for 110 million British pounds ($170.2 million) to cover the entire cost of the three satellites' delivery in orbit.[4]