Deimos-1

Deimos -1 is a Spanish Earth observation satellite, which is operated by Deimos Imaging, the images directly, but also sold through Vetriebsvereinbarungen with other facilities such as Astrium and DMC International Imaging.

History

Deimos -1 was built by Surrey Satellite Technology on the basis of the satellite bus SSTL -100. Deimos -1 was placed in a 686 km high, sun-synchronous and near-earth orbit. The launch was conducted by ISC Kosmotras on 29 July 2009 at 18:46 UTC from the launch site 109/95 at Baikonur in Kazakhstan. The Dnepr -1 launch vehicle brought here also the satellite DubaiSat 1, UK- DMC 2, Nanosat 1B, AprizeSat -3 and AprizeSat -4 into space.

Optical instrument

The satellite has a life expectancy of five years. He carries a multispectral image capture device with a resolution of 22 meters and a swath width of 600 kilometers, which operates in the green, red and near infrared spectrum.

Benefits

These optical satellite imagery open to users new perspectives for the development of services and applications in various markets, such as marine applications, agriculture, environment and forestry services.

• Quick cover of areas thanks to the large stripe width
• Near - real-time functionality
• Economical