Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
UK-DMC-2 (BNSCSat-2, British National Science Center Satellite 2) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
United Kingdom |
Operator/Owner |
UK/DMC International Imaging (DMCII) |
Users |
Government |
Purpose |
Earth Observation |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
Sun-Synchronous |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
660 |
Apogee (km) |
662 |
Eccentricity |
0.000142227279192149 |
Inclination (degrees) |
98 |
Period (minutes) |
98 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
96.5 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
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Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
29-07-2009 |
Expected Lifetime |
5 yrs. |
Contractor |
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) |
Country of Contractor |
United Kingdom |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Dnepr |
COSPAR Number |
2009-041C |
NORAD Number |
35683 |
Comments |
Part of Disaster Monitoring Constellation second generation; five countries share all data. |