The DEIMOS-1 mission: Absolute and relative calibration activities and radiometric optimisation

In October 2006, DEIMOS Imaging S.L. (Spain) and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (UK) signed a contract to develop an Earth Observation satellite: the Deimos-1. The satellite was launched in July 2009 jointly with its twin satellite UK-DMC2, and started acquiring images only 7 days after the launch. From that moment, Deimos-1 became the Spanish member of the operational Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC), joining its other international partners.