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Late last week the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) opened up the Cycle 3 science guest observation program for the NEOSSat space telescope.
Read More »Canadian Space Agency opens NEOSSat science guest observation program
NEOSSat findings influence Space Situational Awareness procurement
As Canada’s National Department of Defence (DND) implements part of its Strong, Secure, and Engaged defence policy, space-based Space Situational Awareness is a key component.
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 Canadian Space Agency is Offering Observing Time on NEOSSat to Scientists
In a newly posted Announcement of Opportunity (AO), the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is offering scientists observing time on the NEOSSat satellite.
Read More »Canadian NEOSSat Satellite Takes Picture of Healthy RADARSAT Constellation Mission
LAVAL, QUE. – Just three days after the launch of the RADARSAT Satellite Constellation (RCM) mission, another Canadian satellite, NEOSSat, a near Earth surveillance satellite, took a picture of a healthy RCM.
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 »The NEOSSat Satellite is Meeting Some of its Objectives But Still Has Issues to Resolve
With the two year anniversary of its launch coming up, the small Near-Earth Object Surveillance Satellite (NEOSSat) is still only partially achieving its mission goals. The updated mission news is a mix of good and bad.
Read More »Communication Established with Newly Launched Satellites
After a successful launch yesterday aboard an Indian rocket, Canada’s critical Sapphire and NEOSSat satellites along with the other satellites launched have all communicated with ground control and appear to be working fine.
Read More »Indian Rocket Launches Canadian Satellites
This morning at 7:31 a.m. EST an Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) successfully launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota carrying seven satellites into orbit including four Canadian built satellites.
Read More »Critical Canadian Satellites Set for Launch
On Monday morning at 7:26 a.m. EST an Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) will launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, India with four Canadian built satellites and three other satellites.
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