Deimos Imaging
Encyclopedia
Deimos Imaging is a Spanish
company which operates a complete Remote Sensing
system. The system comprises the satellite, Deimos-1
, the ground station at Boecillo
near Valladolid
, the reception hardware hosted at KSAT
, Svalbard
and an image processing laboratory with generation of agricultural and environment products also at Boecillo
.
Deimos-1
satellite has been operational since its launch on 29 July 2009 and the company has been commercializing imagery ever since. The goal of the company is to provide imagery data globally at the highest quality standards
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
company which operates a complete Remote Sensing
Remote sensing
Remote sensing is the acquisition of information about an object or phenomenon, without making physical contact with the object. In modern usage, the term generally refers to the use of aerial sensor technologies to detect and classify objects on Earth by means of propagated signals Remote sensing...
system. The system comprises the satellite, Deimos-1
Deimos-1
Deimos-1 is a Spanish Earth imaging satellite which is operated by Deimos Imaging. It was constructed by Surrey Satellite Technology, based on the SSTL-100 satellite bus. Deimos Imaging commercializes its imagery directly but also has distribution agreements with other entities like Astrium GEO and...
, the ground station at Boecillo
Boecillo
Boecillo is a municipality located in the province of Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2009 census , the municipality has a population of 3324 inhabitants.It has its own Casino....
near Valladolid
Valladolid
Valladolid is a historic city and municipality in north-central Spain, situated at the confluence of the Pisuerga and Esgueva rivers, and located within three wine-making regions: Ribera del Duero, Rueda and Cigales...
, the reception hardware hosted at KSAT
KSAT
KSAT may refer to:* The ICAO airport code for San Antonio International Airport, Texas, United States* KSAT-TV, a television station licensed to San Antonio, Texas, United States...
, Svalbard
Svalbard
Svalbard is an archipelago in the Arctic, constituting the northernmost part of Norway. It is located north of mainland Europe, midway between mainland Norway and the North Pole. The group of islands range from 74° to 81° north latitude , and from 10° to 35° east longitude. Spitsbergen is the...
and an image processing laboratory with generation of agricultural and environment products also at Boecillo
Boecillo
Boecillo is a municipality located in the province of Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2009 census , the municipality has a population of 3324 inhabitants.It has its own Casino....
.
Deimos-1
Deimos-1
Deimos-1 is a Spanish Earth imaging satellite which is operated by Deimos Imaging. It was constructed by Surrey Satellite Technology, based on the SSTL-100 satellite bus. Deimos Imaging commercializes its imagery directly but also has distribution agreements with other entities like Astrium GEO and...
satellite has been operational since its launch on 29 July 2009 and the company has been commercializing imagery ever since. The goal of the company is to provide imagery data globally at the highest quality standards