The Satellite Constellation

The DMC is a unique earth observation resource that enables high frequency imaging anywhere on the globe from a constellation of multiple satellites. The constellation is coordinated through DMCii to achieve seamless commercial earth imaging services whilst each satellite is independently owned and controlled by a separate nation/operator. The DMC satellites are designed and built by UK company (SSTL).

The Members

NASRDA DMCii Deimos BILTEN BLMIT ASAL

The Satellites (Operational)

Country Operator Designation Type Imager Launch Nigeria NASRDA Nigeriasat-NX SSTL-100i 22m MS 2011 Nigeria NASRDA Nigeriasat-2 SSTL-300 2.5m Pan 5m MS 32m MS 2011 UK DMCii UK-DMC2 SSTL-100i 22m MS 2008 Spain Deimos Deimos-1 SSTL-100i 22m MS 2008 China BLMIT Beijing-1 SSTL-150i 32m MS 4m Pan 2005

The Satellites (Retired)

Country Operator Designation Type Imager Launch UK SSTL UK-DMC SSTL-100i 32m MS 2003 Nigeria NASRDA Nigeriasat-1 SSTL-100i 32m MS 2003 Turkey BILTEN Bilsat-1 SSTL-150i 26m MS 12m Pan 2003 Algeria ASAL Alsat-1 SSTL-100i 32m MS 2002

Disaster Monitoring

The DMC works within the International Charter ‘Space and Major Disasters’ to provide free satellite imagery for humanitarian use in the event of major international disasters such as tsunamis, hurricanes, fires and flooding.The DMC is represented by the UK Space Agency on the Charter board and DMCii in the executive secretariat. The national civil protection authorities of Algeria, China, Nigeria, Turkey and UK are direct authorised users of the Charter.