Disaster monitoring
NORAD ID: 35681
Int'l Code: 2009-041A
Perigee: 665.6 km
Apogee: 668.3 km
Inclination: 98.0 °
Period: 97.9 minutes
Semi major axis: 7037 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 14208.82856130 .00000193 00000-0 39918-4 0 5426
2 35681 097.9637 104.0398 0001900 091.5737 268.5697 14.70391009267959
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for DEIMOS 1
