27942 - UK-DMC

BNSCSAT (British National Science Center SATellite, also known as UK-DMC) is a British DMC (multinational Disaster Monitoring Constellation) satellite that was launched by a Kosmos 3M rocket from Plesetsk at 06:12 UT on 2003 September 27. Besides disaster monitoring, it will help in urban planning and agriculture surveys. Initial orbital parameters were period 98 .5 min, apogee 695 km, perigee 676 km, and inclination 98.2 degrees.

Alternate Names

British National Science Center Satellite
UK-DMC

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2003-09-27
Launch Vehicle: Kosmos-3M
Launch Site: Plesetsk, Russia