MDA Space will be making a major change to their upcoming MDA CHORUS satellite constellation adding a vessel detection onboard processing system (VDOP). The system will give the constellation the ability to both track and identify vessels on the satellite itself, then “rapidly deliver geointelligence data and information direct to users at sea.”
Read More »MDA Selects CHORUS Launch Provider and Sets Launch Timeframe
MDA is once again going to launch a satellite on a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle. This time it’s for the CHORUS satellite. Previously, MDA was the first commercial customer to launch with SpaceX for the launch of the CASSIOPE satellite on September 29, 2013. SpaceX also launched the RADARSAT Constellation Mission trio of satellites in 2019.
Read More »Magellan Aerospace to provide avionics for MDA’s Earth observation CHORUS satellite
Winnipeg based Magellan Aerospace announced this morning it had received a contract from MDA to provide the spacecraft avionic systems for its CHORUS satellite.
Read More »MDA selects ICEYE for CHORUS X-band satellite
MDA announced today that ICEYE would be providing the first X-band satellite for the company's synthetic aperture radar (SAR) CHORUS constellation announced yesterday. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY
Read More »MDA announces that SARnext will now be known as the CHORUS constellation
Goodbye SARNext, we hardly knew you, hello CHORUS. MDA's next-generation satellite SARnext is now growing into a multi-sensor Earth observation constellation known as CHORUS. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY
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