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UK-DMC 1 (BNSCSat 1)
UK-DMC 1 (BNSCSat 1) [SSTL]
BNSCSat (British National Space Centre Satellite) or UK-DMC 1 is the UK component of DMC. The Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC) is a novel international co-operation in space, led by SSTL bringing together organisations from seven countries: Algeria, China, Nigeria, Thailand, Turkey, the United Kingdom and Vietnam. The DMC Consortium is forming the first-ever microsatellite constellation bringing remarkable Earth observation capabilities both nationally to the individual satellite owners, and internationally to benefit world-wide humanitarian aid efforts.
UK-DMC hosts a high capacity 1-Gbyte solid data recorder, a micropropulsion experiment that will qualify an ultra-low cost system for future nanosatellites and a GPS reflectometry payload to look for reflections of GPS signals from the sea surface.
UK-DMC 1 was retired in November 2011.
| Nation: | UK |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Earth Observation |
| Operator: | British National Space Centre |
| Contractors: | SSTL |
| Equipment: | 32-meter resolution imager in 3 spectral bands |
| Configuration: | Microsat-100 |
| Propulsion: | |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 5 years (8 years reached) |
| Mass: | 100 kg |
| Orbit: | 677 km x 694 km, 98.21° |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK-DMC 1 (BNSCSat 1) | 2003-042D | 27.09.2003 | Pl LC-132/1 | Kosmos-3M | with STSAT 1, Bilsat 1, NigeriaSat 1, Mozhayets 4, Larets, Rubin 4-DSI |
References:
- SSTL: UK-DMC-1
