GEOSAT-1 Mission

Objectives and Applications

GEOSAT-1 (formerly Deimos-1) is part of the Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC-1). Applications include disaster monitoring, and land and vegitation cover.
Full Name
GEOSAT-1
aka Deimos-1, Disaster Monitoring Constellation 1
Mission Status
Operational (nominal)
Mission Agencies
GEOSAT, DMI
Launch Date
29 Jul 2009
Mission Links
EOL Date
Dec 2025
EO Portal Info
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
98 minutes
Orbit Sense
Orbit Inclination
98.1 deg
Orbit Altitude
686 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
10:45
Repeat Cycle
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator

Mission Instruments

MS - Multispectral Imager
SLIM-6-22 - Surrey Linear Imager - 6 channel - 22m resolution

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereRadiation budget MS
LandAlbedo and reflectance MS, SLIM-6-22
Vegetation MS, SLIM-6-22
Multi-purpose imagery (land) MS, SLIM-6-22
TropForest 2010
Jan-2010
Covers tropical forest areas in South East Asia and South America. The data were acquired by the ALOS, GEOSAT-1 and KOMPSAT-2 satellites with the goal of creating a harmonised geo-database of ready-to-use satellite imagery to support 2010 global forest assessments performed by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission and the FAO. Access is provided through the ESA TPM scheme. - Read more TropForest 2010
GEOSAT-1 & 2 ESA Archive
Jan-2009
GEOSAT-1 & 2 (formerly Deimos-1/2) are Earth-imaging microsatellites built for Elecnor Deimos of Spain. It is now owned and operated by GEOSAT Satelites. GEOSAT-1 was part of a group of satellites collectively known as the Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC) and was the first private European Earth observation satellite launched. The collection is composed by the copy of products requested by ESA supported projects over their areas of interest around the world. The dataset regularly grows as ESA collects new products. - Read more GEOSAT-1 & 2 ESA Archive
GEOSAT-1 Full Archive and Tasking
Jan-2009
GEOSAT-1 (formerly Deimos-1) is an Earth-imaging microsatellite built for Elecnor Deimos of Spain. It is now owned and operated by GEOSAT Satelites. It is part of a group of satellites collectively known as the Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC) and was the first private European Earth observation satellite launched. ESA offers access to worldwide GEOSAT-1 data (both archived and new acquisitions) via the TPM scheme. - Read more GEOSAT-1 Full Archive and Tasking