SSTL to Launch 8 DMC Satellites on 3 Kosmos Rockets

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SSTL to Launch 8 DMC Satellites on 3 Kosmos Rockets

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Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) of the UK signed a contract with Rosoboronexport (RBE) of Russia to launch 8 microsatellites on 3 Kosmos rockets from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome during 2002-2004. The first launch for SSTL, carrying the first DMC microsatellite AlSat 1, is scheduled for autumn 2002.

Seven of the advanced Earth Observation microsatellites will be injected into the same orbit by the three Kosmos rockets in order to form a satellite constellation dedicated to monitoring natural and man-made disasters. The eighth microsatellite will be a demonstration high resolution Earth Observation microsatellite for the UK British National Space Centre (BNSCSat). Seven of the microsatellites are being constructed by SSTL in the UK in collaboration with its international partners.

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July 24, 2002