| Mission type | Optical imaging Disaster monitoring |
|---|---|
| Operator | BNSC (2003-2010) UKSA (2010-2011) |
| COSPAR ID | 2003-042D[1] |
| SATCAT no. | 27942 |
| Mission duration | 8 years |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | SSTL-100 |
| Manufacturer | SSTL |
| Launch mass | 88 kilograms (194 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 27 September 2003, 06:11:44 UTC |
| Rocket | Kosmos-3M |
| Launch site | Plesetsk 132/1 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Decommissioned |
| Deactivated | November 2011 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Sun-synchronous[2] |
| Perigee altitude | 676 kilometres (420 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 695 kilometres (432 mi) |
| Inclination | degrees |
| Period | 98.5 minutes |
| Epoch | 27 September 2003, 02:12:00 UTC[3] |
UK-DMC or UK-DMC 1, also known as BNSCSAT-1, was a British satellite that formed part of the Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC). It was built by Surrey Satellite Technology, who operated it via DMC International Imaging on behalf of the British National Space Centre and later the UK Space Agency. It was launched alongside other DMC satellites on 27 September 2003, and retired from service in November 2011.
- ^ NASA "SPACEWARN Bulletin", Number 600, 1 November 2003
- ^ "CelesTrak SATCAT: 2003-042".
- ^ "NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Trajectory Details". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2 May 2018.