Disaster monitoring
NORAD ID: 35681
Int'l Code: 2009-041A
Perigee: 667.0 km
Apogee: 669.7 km
Inclination: 98.0 °
Period: 98.0 minutes
Semi major axis: 7039 km
Launch date: July 29, 2009
Source: Spain (SPN)
Comments: The Deimos 1 satellite will gather wide-angle, medium-resolution images with optical payloads able to see objects about 72 feet [22 m] across. The spacecraft join four existing disaster monitoring satellites with less-capable imaging equipment. Those payloads are owned by agencies in the U.K., Nigeria, Algeria and China. Deimos 1 increase the fleet's total imaging capacity twenty-fold, according to DMC International Imaging Ltd., the firm that markets the constellation's products. Officials use the constellation's images for mapping, urban planning, resource management, security and disaster relief purposes. The 200-pound [91-kg] Deimos 1 spacecraft will be handed over to Deimos Space, a Spanish company that will operate the satellite during its mission.
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 35681U 09041A 13143.40929611 .00000435 00000-0 80670-4 0 2317
2 35681 098.0052 042.5967 0001909 083.9572 276.1828 14.69945098204718
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for DEIMOS 1
