DMC3
| DMC3 | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Earth observation satellites |
| Country: |
 United Kingdom
|
| COSPAR-ID : | 2015-032 A / B / C |
| Mission dates | |
| Dimensions: | 440 kg |
| Begin: | July 10, 2015 at 4:28 pm |
| Starting place: | Satish Dhawan Space Center |
| Launcher: | PSLV |
| Orbit data | |
| Track height: | 650 km |
DMC3 are three earth observation satellites belonging to the Disaster Monitoring Constellation .
They were launched into sun-synchronous orbit on July 10, 2015 at 16:28 UTC by a PSLV launcher from the Satish Dhawan Space Center rocket launch site (together with DeorbitSail-1 ).
The three-axis stabilized satellite is equipped with an optical telescope (VHRI-100) with a panchromatic resolution of one meter and a swath width of 24 km and is intended to be used for disaster surveillance and general surveillance tasks. It was built on the basis of the SSTL-300-S1 satellite bus from Surrey Satellite Technology and has a planned service life of seven years. The recording capacity was 100% leased from the Chinese company 21AT.
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See also
SSTL S1-4 identical satellite; started 2018
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b NASASpaceFlight.com: Indian PSLV launches five British satellites | NASASpaceFlight.com , accessed July 23, 2015