2003-042D
UK-DMC-1, for British National Space Center.
UK contribution to Disaster Monitoring Constellation, SSTL microsat. part of BNSC Mosaic.
Mass 100 kg. The satellite demonstrated new attitude control methods, with the gravity boom not deployed.
| DMC 1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Sep 27 | 0611:44 | Launch by Kosmos-3M | PL |
| 0614 | Stage 2 burn | ||
| 0619? | S3M MECO-1 | ||
| 0645? | S3M MES-2 | ||
| 0645? | S3M MECO-2 | ||
| 0646:28 | STSat-1 sep | ||
| DMC BNC sep | |||
| 2003 Sep 30 | 98.47 676 x 693 x 97.9 | ||
| 2010 Sep 10 | 98.42 675 x 691 x 97.9 | ||
Payload:
- DMC 12m pan imager
- 1Gbyte solid state recorder
- Micropropulsion experiment
- GPS reflectometry experiment (GPS signals reflected from ocean)
- Gravity boom
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