Deimos-2 is a Spanish
remote sensing Earth observation satellite
An Earth observation satellite or Earth remote sensing satellite is a satellite used or designed for Earth observation (EO) from orbit, including spy satellites and similar ones intended for non-military uses such as environmental monitoring, me ...
built for
Elecnor Deimos
Elecnor Deimos is Elecnor's technological arm. The group specialises in the design, engineering and development of solutions and systems integration in the aerospace, defense, satellite systems, remote sensing, information systems and telecommuni ...
under an agreement with
Satrec Initiative, a satellite manufacturing company in
South Korea.
The Earth observation system was developed by
Elecnor Deimos
Elecnor Deimos is Elecnor's technological arm. The group specialises in the design, engineering and development of solutions and systems integration in the aerospace, defense, satellite systems, remote sensing, information systems and telecommuni ...
, who managed the engineering, ground segment, integration, tests, launch contract and
LEOP In spacecraft operations, Launch and Early Operations (LEOP) is one of the most critical phases of a mission. Spacecraft operations engineers take control of the satellite after it separates from the launch vehicle. LEOP generally concludes once the ...
, in collaboration with
Satrec Initiative, who provided the platform and the payload. The platform is based on
DubaiSat-2
DubaiSat-2 ( ar, دبي سات-2) is an electro-optical Earth observation satellite built by the Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology under an agreement with Satrec Initiative, a satellite manufacturing company in South Korea. E ...
launched in 2013, with a larger battery pack intended to last for at least 7 years. The satellite was purchased by
Urthecast
UrtheCast was a Vancouver-based Canadian earth observation company. It produced two of the cameras currently in use on the International Space Station. One is a medium resolution camera, while the other is the first ultra-high-definition (UHD) vid ...
in 2015, together with
Deimos-1
Deimos-1 is a Spanish Earth imaging satellite which is operated by Deimos Imaging who commercializes its imagery directly but also has distribution agreements with other entities like Astrium GEO and DMC International Imaging.
History
It was co ...
and
Deimos Imaging
Deimos Imaging is a Spanish company which operates a complete Remote Sensing system. The system comprises the satellites Deimos-1 and Deimos-2, the ground stations at Boecillo near Valladolid and Puertollano near Ciudad Real, the reception hard ...
, the division of
Elecnor Deimos
Elecnor Deimos is Elecnor's technological arm. The group specialises in the design, engineering and development of solutions and systems integration in the aerospace, defense, satellite systems, remote sensing, information systems and telecommuni ...
that was in charge of the operation of both satellites.
Deimos-2 is currently property of
Deimos Imaging
Deimos Imaging is a Spanish company which operates a complete Remote Sensing system. The system comprises the satellites Deimos-1 and Deimos-2, the ground stations at Boecillo near Valladolid and Puertollano near Ciudad Real, the reception hard ...
, who operates it and commercialises its data.
See also
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2014 in spaceflight
In 2014, the maiden flight of the Angara A5, Antares 120 and Antares 130 took place.
A total of 92 orbital launches were attempted in 2014, of which 88 were successful, two were partially successful and two were failures. The year also saw ...
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Deimos-2
Spacecraft launched in 2014
Satellites of South Korea
Satellites of Spain
Earth imaging satellites
Spacecraft launched by Dnepr rockets
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