CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - DMC3 -
Full Name Disaster Monitoring Constellation-3
aka Beijing-2 Constellation, SSTL-S1-300, TripleSat
Status Operational (nominal)
Mission Agencies UKSA, UKSA, UKSA, 21AT, 21AT, 21AT, NRSCC, NRSCC, NRSCC Launch Date 10 Jul 2015
Mission Links mission site EOL Date Dec 2023
EO Portal Info NORAD Catalog #s 40715 (TLE), 40716 (TLE), 40717 (TLE)
International Designators 2015-032A, 2015-032B, 2015-032C
Orbit Type Sun-synchronous Orbit Period 97.7 minutes
Orbit Sense Ascending Orbit Inclination 98 deg
Orbit Altitude 649 km Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST 10:30 Repeat Cycle
Objectives and Applications A constellation of 3 high resolution optical imaging satellites for land use monitoring, urban planning, crop monitoring and pollution monitoring
Mission Measurements
CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
LandAlbedo and reflectance MSI (BJ-2), PAN (BJ-2)
Multi-purpose imagery (land) MSI (BJ-2), PAN (BJ-2)
Mission Instruments
MSI (BJ-2) - Multispectral Imager
PAN (BJ-2) - Panchromatic Imager
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