Deimos-1 is a Spanish

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which is operated by Deimos Imaging who commercializes its imagery directly but also has distribution agreements with other entities like Astrium GEO and

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History

It was constructed by

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for Elecnor Deimos, representing the first Spanish Earth observation satellite and the first private one in Europe. It is based on the SSTL-100

satellite bus A satellite bus (or spacecraft bus) is the main body and structural component of a satellite or spacecraft, in which the payload and all scientific instruments are held. Bus-derived satellites are opposed to specially produced satellites. Bus- ...

. Deimos-1 was launched into a sun-synchronous

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. The launch was conducted by

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, who used a

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, with DubaiSat-1 as the primary payload. Deimos-1, along with the UK-DMC 2,

Nanosat 1B The Nanosat-1B Spanish satellite, designed, developed and operated by the Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA) (National Institute of Aerospace Technology), is a nanosatellite which weighs 22 kg. Its main mission is the commu ...

, AprizeSat-3 and AprizeSat-4 satellites, were launched as secondary payloads. The rocket was launched at 18:46 GMT on 29 July 2009, from Site 109/95 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in

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. The satellite was purchased fro
Elecnor Deimos
by Urthecast in 2015, together with Deimos-2 and Deimos Imaging, the division of the Spanish company that was in charge of the operation of both satellites.

Optical instrument

The satellite has an expected lifetime of five years. It carries a multi-spectral imager with a resolution of and of swath, operating in green, red and near infrared spectra.

Advantages

These optical satellite images open new perspectives to users of this satellite for the development of services & applications in various markets such as Maritime, Agriculture, Environment or Forestry. * Fast coverage of territories thanks to its wide swath * Near-real-time capacity * Competitive price

References

External links

Astrium-Geo

Deimos-Imaging
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History

Optical instrument

Advantages

See also

References

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