# UK-DMC 2
*missions*

## Specifications
- **operator**: dmc-international-imaging
- **current status**: ended
- **actual launch**: 2009-07-29
- **platform**: sstl-100
- **launch vehicle**: dnepr
- **orbit type**: Sun-synchronous low Earth orbit
- **swath km**: 660
- **tasking supported**: false
- **current geographic priority**: Wide-area disaster monitoring and medium-resolution land imaging
- **entity type**: mission
- **last verified date**: 2026-06-21
- **verified by**: operator
- **claim status**: unclaimed
- **provider**: dmc-international-imaging
- **attributes**: {"operator":"dmc-international-imaging","current_status":"ended","actual_launch":"2009-07-29","platform":"sstl-100","launch_vehicle":"dnepr","orbit_type":"Sun-synchronous low Earth orbit","swath_km":660,"tasking_supported":false,"current_geographic_priority":"Wide-area disaster monitoring and medium-resolution land imaging"}

## Editorial
UK-DMC 2 continued the Disaster Monitoring Constellation imaging line after its 2009 launch from Baikonur on Dnepr.[^sstl-uk-dmc2-archive] The spacecraft used an SSTL-100 platform for medium-resolution Earth observation service.[^sstl-uk-dmc2-archive] Its green, red, and near-infrared multispectral imager provides 22 m ground resolution across an approximately 660 km swath, supporting broad-area disaster monitoring and land-cover imaging.[^wiki-uk-dmc2]

## Compositional position
- UK-DMC 2 --[mission_payloads]--> uk-dmc-2-multispectral-imager (products)
- UK-DMC 2 --[mission_buses]--> sstl-100 (products)
- UK-DMC 2 --[related-topic]--> disaster-damage-assessment (topics)
- UK-DMC 2 --[related-topic]--> flooding (topics)
- UK-DMC 2 --[related-topic]--> land-cover-change (topics)

## Sources
- [sstl-uk-dmc2-archive] | SSTL UK-DMC-2 archived mission page | https://web.archive.org/web/20120311192149/http://www.sstl.co.uk/missions/uk-dmc-2--launched-2009 | tier=operator-engineering | accessed=2026-06-21
- [wiki-uk-dmc2] | UK-DMC 2 mission summary | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK-DMC_2 | tier=community | accessed=2026-06-21

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