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UK-DMC 2

British remote sensing satellite. UK-DMC 2 was launched on July 29, 2009 aboard a Dnepr from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2009-041CNORAD 35683United Kingdom

Identity

Name in GCAT
UK-DMC-2
Common name
UK-DMC 2
International designator
2009-041C
NORAD catalog number
35683
GCAT identifier
S35683
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/575

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Commercial
Program
DMC
Owner
SSTL (Astrium)
Country
United Kingdom
Builder
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd/Astrium
Platform (bus)
SSTL-100

Launch

Date
July 29, 2009 · 18:46 UTC
Launch record
2009-041Success
Rocket
Dnepr
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC109/95

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
624 km
Apogee
676 km
Inclination
98.13°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
January 2023
End of operations
2019

Size

Mass
97 kg
Dry mass
97 kg
Length
1.0 m
Diameter
1.00 m
Span
1.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q7864749 (CC0).