Telesat is one step closer in deciding who will build its LEO Satellite Constellation with both Airbus and the Thales Alenia Space, Maxar consortium having completed the System Requirements Review.
Read More »exactEarth 2018 Year End Results Show Modest Progress
exactEarth today released its fourth quarter and year end results for 2018 which showed revenue of $13.0M compared to $12.8M the previous year.
Read More »Aireon’s New Global Aircraft Surveillance Service a Game Changer
Now that all of its aircraft surveillance receivers have launched as hosted payloads on the Iridium Next satellite constellation, Aireon is within months of going live with a game changing service.
Read More »The Canadian Space Agency Spent What it Planned to in 2017
For the first time since its inception, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) spent almost exactly what it planned to in its fiscal year 2017-18 budget according to the recently released Departmental Results Report. The CSA planned spending for the fiscal year 2017 was $353,809,911 and the agency spent $353,457,987, a difference of -$351,924. Not since fiscal year 2002 have they come this close to balancing their budget …
Read More »Successful SpaceX Launch of Iridium-8 Has Implications for Every Canadian
SpaceX’s first launch of the year, the Iridium-8 mission, has big implications for air traffic worldwide – including in Canada.
Read More »Maxar’s RADARSAT-2 Loses Use of its Gyroscope and Loses WorldView-4 Satellite
Canada’s only operational radar satellite, RADARSAT-2, has lost the use of its gyroscope and will now rely on the spacecraft’s three other types of sensors for attitude reference. And in just released news, Maxar announced today that the WorldView-4 satellite control moment gyros have failed and they don’t expect the spacecraft to recover.
Read More »The Top Five Canadian Space Stories of 2018
When we look back at some of what was expected in 2018 with respect to significant Canadian space events, it’s clear they all delivered, just not always with the expected results.
Read More »RADARSAT Constellation Mission Launch Likely Delayed Again
It would seem getting the RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) launched is an exercise in patience as the hoped for mid-February launch is “likely” delayed again.
Read More »The Department of National Defence Awards $6.7 Million to Eight Companies for ISR
The Department of National Defence (DND) has awarded $6.7M in contracts to eight companies for the All Domain Situational Awareness (ADSA) S&T Program.
Read More »Canadian Space Summit Offers a Glimpse at Canada’s Future in Space
While there are several space conferences of note each year in Canada, there is only one annual event at present that covers a wide range of issues in the civil, commercial and military sectors. That conference is the Canadian Space Summit.
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