Deimos-2 is a Spanish
remote sensing
Remote sensing is the acquisition of information about an physical object, object or phenomenon without making physical contact with the object, in contrast to in situ or on-site observation. The term is applied especially to acquiring inform ...
Earth observation satellite
An Earth observation satellite or Earth remote sensing satellite is a satellite used or designed for Earth observation (EO) from orbit, including spy satellites and similar ones intended for non-military uses such as environmental monitoring, me ...
built for
Elecnor Deimos
Deimos is a Spanish technology group that specializes in space, defense, transports, aeronautics, maritime, telecommunications and digital intelligence.
Areas of activity
Deimos operates in the following markets:
* Space
* Aeronautics
* Maritime
...
under an agreement with
Satrec Initiative
Satrec Initiative Co., Ltd. (Satrec I; ) or SI is a South Korean satellite manufacturing company headquartered in Daejeon, South Korea The company was founded in 1999 by the engineers who developed the first Korean satellite ( KITSAT-1) at KAIS ...
, a satellite manufacturing company in
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
.
The Earth observation system was developed by
Elecnor Deimos
Deimos is a Spanish technology group that specializes in space, defense, transports, aeronautics, maritime, telecommunications and digital intelligence.
Areas of activity
Deimos operates in the following markets:
* Space
* Aeronautics
* Maritime
...
, who managed the engineering, ground segment, integration, tests, launch contract and
LEOP, in collaboration with
Satrec Initiative
Satrec Initiative Co., Ltd. (Satrec I; ) or SI is a South Korean satellite manufacturing company headquartered in Daejeon, South Korea The company was founded in 1999 by the engineers who developed the first Korean satellite ( KITSAT-1) at KAIS ...
, who provided the platform and the payload. The platform is based on
DubaiSat-2
DubaiSat-2 () is an electro-optical Earth observation satellite built by the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) under an agreement with Satrec Initiative, a satellite manufacturing company in South Korea. MBRSC's objective with DubaiSat-2 is ...
launched in 2013, with a larger battery pack intended to last for at least 7 years. The satellite was purchased by
Urthecast in 2015, together with
Deimos-1
Deimos-1 is a Spanish Earth imaging satellite which is operated by Deimos Imaging who commercializes its imagery directly but also has distribution agreements with other entities like Astrium GEO and DMC International Imaging.
History
It was c ...
and
Deimos Imaging, the division of
Elecnor Deimos
Deimos is a Spanish technology group that specializes in space, defense, transports, aeronautics, maritime, telecommunications and digital intelligence.
Areas of activity
Deimos operates in the following markets:
* Space
* Aeronautics
* Maritime
...
that was in charge of the operation of both satellites.
Deimos-2 was owned by
Deimos Imaging, who operated and commercialises its data. In 2021, the company GEOSAT acquired Deimos-1 & 2, and renamed them to GEOSAT-1 & 2, respectively.
See also
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2014 in spaceflight
In 2014, the maiden flight of the Angara A5, Antares 120 and Antares 130 took place.
A total of 92 orbital launches were attempted in 2014, of which 88 were successful, two were partially successful and two were failures. The year also ...
References
External links
GEOSAT-2/Deimos-2 Imagery User's Guide
Spacecraft launched in 2014
Satellites of South Korea
Satellites of Spain
Earth imaging satellites
Spacecraft launched by Dnepr rockets
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