A second-generation satellite mission working in conjunction with Deimos, NigeriaSat-2, and NigeriaSat-X to provide images of large areas of territory. UK-DMC-2 and Deimos-1 were launched on 29 July 2009, from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, into slightly eccentric, Sun-synchronous orbits, Deimos-1 with perigee at about 642 km and UK-DMC-2 with perigee at about 632 km.