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UK-DMC 2
UK Disaster Monitoring Earth Observation Satellite · DMC International Imaging / SSTL (UK)
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UK-DMC 2, part of the UK's Disaster Monitoring Constellation — a group of small satellites built by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd providing rapid-revisit imagery specifically for international disaster response, from earthquakes to floods to oil spills, at a fraction of the cost of traditional large Earth observation satellites.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 401–402 mi (645–646 km)
- Inclination
- 97.9°
- One orbit
- 97.5 minutes14.8 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 35683
- Int’l designator
- 2009-041C
- Launched
- 2009
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.