Deimos 2 → GEOSAT 2

Deimos 2 [Satrec Initiative]

Deimos 2 is a small Earth observation satellite, which carries a 75-centimeter-resolution imager provided by Satrec Initiative of South Korea. It has a 12-kilometer-diameter swath and be able to swivel 30 degrees off nadir to each side, and 45 degrees in the event of a special order.

Spain’s government-owned Inta performed satellite integration of the 300 kilogram Deimos-2. Deimos’ corporate parent, Elecnor of Madrid, has agreed to underwrite much of the 60 million euros in anticipated Deimos-2 costs, a figure that includes the satellite’s construction, launch and insurance. Spain’s Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade is picking up 20 percent of Deimos’ costs.

Deimos has booked a launch as part of a multi satellite launch aboard Dnepr launch vehicle operated by Kosmotras of Moscow.

Elecnor Deimos Space in June 2015 announced to sell the Deimos Imaging division and the satellites to UrtheCast. In 2021 the satellite was taken over by GEOSAT and renamed GEOSAT 2.