DMC 2

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DMC 2 is classified as:

• Disaster monitoring

NORAD ID: 35683
Int'l Code: 2009-041C
Perigee: 664.0 km
Apogee: 666.2 km
Inclination: 97.8 °
Period: 97.9 minutes
Semi major axis: 7036 km
RCS: 0.448 m² (medium)
Launch date: July 29, 2009
Source: United Kingdom (UK)
Launch site: TYURATAM MISSILE AND SPACE COMPLEX (TTMTR)

The UK-DMC 2 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. UK-DMC 2 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. UK-DMC 2 weighs about 212 pounds [96 kg] and is a follow-on to a 6-year-old first-generation disaster monitoring satellite.

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1 35683U 09041C   17202.94237118 +.00000046 +00000-0 +15167-4 0  9990
2 35683 097.8346 080.3678 0001603 075.0562 285.0819 14.70970629428126

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