UK-DMC 2
[1][5] It is part of Britain's contribution to the Disaster Monitoring Constellation, which is coordinated by DMC International Imaging.The launch was conducted by ISC Kosmotras, using a Dnepr carrier rocket, with DubaiSat-1 being the primary payload.The launch occurred at 18:46 GMT on 29 July 2009, with the rocket lifting off from Site 109/95 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.The satellite has a mass of 120 kilograms (260 lb)[1] and a design life of five years.It carries a multi-spectral imager with a resolution of 22 metres (72 ft) and 660 kilometres (410 mi) of swath,[6] operating in green, red and near infrared spectra.