UK-DMC 3 is a constellation of three British Earth imaging satellites which are operated by DMC International Imaging. They were constructed by Surrey Satellite Technology and launched by ISRO on 10 July 2015.[2][3]
| Mission type | Optical imaging Disaster monitoring |
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| Operator | 21AT, China |
| Mission duration | 7 Years[1] |
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| Manufacturer | DMC International Imaging, SSTL |
| Launch mass | 440 kilograms (970 lb), 3 Nos. each |
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| Launch date | 10 July 2015, 16:28 (2015-07-10UTC16:28Z) UTC |
| Rocket | PSLV-XL |
| Launch site | Satish Dhawan Space Centre |
| Contractor | Indian Space Research Organisation |
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| Regime | Sun-synchronous |
Beijing based Twenty-First Century Aerospace Technology Company Limited (21AT) agreed for 110 million British pounds ($170.2 million) to cover the entire cost of the three satellites' delivery in orbit.[4]
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Launches are separated by dots ( • ), payloads by commas ( , ), multiple names for the same satellite by slashes ( / ). Cubesats are smaller. Crewed flights are underlined. Launch failures are marked with the † sign. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are (enclosed in parentheses). | |