The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has awarded a $688-million contract to MDA Space to build and launch a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) replenishment satellite. This agreement brings the project into the full build phase. The spacecraft will integrate with the existing RADARSAT Constellation Mission in low-Earth orbit (LEO) to provide continuous Earth observation data.
Tag: RADARSAT Constellation Mission
The RADARSAT Constellation mission is a Canadian government owned Earth Observation system with an initial three satellites whose primary instrument is a Synthetic Aperture Radar. The satellites are used for civil and defence purposes including:
– Maritime surveillance (ice, surface wind, oil pollution and ship monitoring);
– Disaster management (mitigation, warning, response and recovery); and
– Ecosystem monitoring (agriculture, wetlands, forestry and coastal change monitoring).
