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It’s been a long wait but after completing extensive testing Canada’s first dedicated military satellite, Sapphire, is ready for service.
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Sapphire Satellite Will Kick Off Other Space Projects: MacKay
With one defence satellite ready to fly, the government’s attention will soon turn to others. That was the message Defence Minister Peter MacKay delivered to media representatives Thursday at a press conference for the official “send-off” of the Sapphire satellite.
Read More »The Official Unveiling of Sapphire Canada's 1st Space Situational Awareness Satellite
Now that the Sapphire satellite finally has a firm launch date on an Indian rocket on December 12th, the government has seen fit to call a media briefing at the David Florida Laboratory (DFL) to talk about the satellite and it’s mission for the benefit of the public.
Read More »Sapphire – Canada's First Military Satellite
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Read More »MDA to Provide Operations and Maintenance Support for DND Sapphire Satellite System
In a deal worth $11.7 million over 5 years MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) will provide the Department of National Defence (DND) with operation and maintenance support for Canada’s Sapphire Satellite System which was developed and built by MDA.
Read More »NEOSSat Captures Satellite Servicing Demo in Progress as Part of Phantom Echoes Experiment
Canada’s NEOSSat satellite is playing a role in the space situational awareness Phantom Echoes experiment and recently captured imagery of the North Grumman Mission Extension Vehicle-1 spacecraft approaching Intelsat 901 in GEO.
Read More »The Department of National Defence Issues Surveillance of Space 2 Ground Based Optical RFI
The Department of National Defence (DND) has issued a request for information (RFI) for possible Ground Based Optical solutions for the Surveillance of Space 2 project.
Read More »Number of Active Satellites Now Over 2,000 and Has Doubled in the Last Six Years
The Union of Concerned Scientists has released its latest update on the number of active satellites in orbit which now number over 2000, double what was in orbit just six years ago.
Read More »All Talk – No Action: Making the Case for Space in Canada
Ironically, on the eve of its anniversary this week, hearing that Canada was the third nation in space again causes me to want eat my own liver – not because the feat is not notable or something not to be proud of, but because often it is brought forward under the wrong context. We should not be asking “why Canada cannot keep doing these great …
Read More »Canadian Space Community Begins Work On Space Systems Resilience Roadmap
While the CASI ASTRO 18 conference officially gets underway today, yesterday CASI held the Space Systems Resilience Workshop which enabled the various stakeholders to get together with an eye towards further laying the groundwork for a roadmap.
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