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SSTL Satellites Sign-Up For 2008 Launch
Guildford UK (SPX) Oct 09, 2007 Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) is to launch two new enhanced Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC) satellites in the fourth quarter of 2008. Deimos-1, which was built for Deimos SL (Spain) and SSTL's UK-DMC2 will be launched onboard a Dnepr rocket from the new Kosmotras launch site in southern Ural. Both Demios-1 and UK-DMC2 will carry an enhanced version of the DMC wide area imaging system, providing 600km wide swaths of the Earth in three spectral bands at a ground resolution of 22-metres. This is an advance on the current 32-metre DMC imager, which has been successfully providing imagery for over five years in the current constellation of five spacecraft. Additionally, the new spacecraft have over ten times the capacity for information provision. These significant enhancements reflect SSTL's evolutionary approach to development that provides state of the art performance with minimal risk. The improved resolution and capacity enable the system to better meet European Global Monitoring for Environment and Security program needs, particularly in the areas of forestry and fire. UK-DMC2 has been funded and developed by SSTL to continue the success of DMC International Imaging (DMCii), which commercially exploits the data and help ensure continuity of the unique service provided by the constellation of DMC satellites for disaster relief and humanitarian aid. The launch contract has been signed with ISC Kosmotras, with Commercial Space Technologies (CST) acting as the interface between SSTL and the launch agency. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) Launch Pad at Space-Travel.com
Arianespace Boosts Intelsat 11 And Optus D2 Into Orbit
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Oct 08, 2007Arianespace successfully orbited two communications satellites today (October 5) from the Spaceport in French Guiana: Intelsat 11 for the international operator Intelsat, and Optus D2 for the Australian operator Optus. Both satellites were built by Orbital Sciences Corporation, and were carried on an Arianespace Ariane 5 GS vehicle. This was 34th flight of an Ariane 5, and the 20th success in a row for the workhorse launcher. |
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