July 25th 2009 saw the exciting launch of two additional satellites for use in SOYL's variable rate nitrogen service, SOYLsense. Principally for use in disaster monitoring situations, the images also have applications in precision farming, such as SOYLsense. The new satellites will provide higher resolution images (22m) and greater coverage for customers.
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Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) is preparing two satellites for launch on 25th July. The Earth observation missions, UK-DMC2 and Deimos-1, will be launched onboard a Dnepr rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Saturday, 25th July 2009 at 18:46 UTC, 19:46 BST.
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SSTL's UK-DMC2 Earth observation satellite will join the Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC), providing higher resolution imagery.
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With the successful launch last night of the UK-DMC12 and Deimos-1 satellites, Surrey Satellite Technology has expanded the capability of the world's only space-based disaster monitoring system.
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Just over one week after the launch of the UK-DMC2 and Deimos-1 satellites on 29th July 2009, both DMC satellites are successfully acquiring full resolution commercial grade images of Earth from space.
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UK-DMC2 satellite launch photo gallery for the general public and media featuring high resolution photography from the Baikonur launch site.
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New 'Crisis Satellites' Launched. BBC News report.
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