Canada announces $688-million contract for RADARSAT replenishment satellite
The satellite will help maintain uninterrupted RADARSAT data and support Arctic security, ground operations and emergency response, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Canadian Industry Minister Mélanie Joly announced a $688-million contract with Toronto-based MDA Space Ltd. to build a new replenishment satellite for the RADARSAT Constellation Mission.
- The RADARSAT program operates a constellation of three satellites that scan 90 per cent of the world's surface up to four times daily, supporting Canada's Earth observation capabilities.
- MDA Space employs about 4,000 people in Canada, including 2,000 in Montreal, while the new project is expected to create about 100 jobs for the duration of development.
- Canadian Space Agency acting president Jean-Claude Piedboeuf noted radar technology enables observation through clouds, rain, and snow, ensuring "where Canada needs sovereign access to this critical data of Earth observation."
- This contract is part of a 15-year investment worth more than $1 billion announced in October 2023, with the new satellite expected to launch in the early 2030s.
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The Canadian RADARSAT program includes a constellation of three satellites capable of sweeping 90% of the world's surface up to four times a day.
Canada announces $688-million contract for RADARSAT replenishment satellite
MONTREAL — The federal government has announced a $688-million contract for a new replenishment satellite that Industry Minister Mélanie Joly describes as a key technology to protecting Canada’s security and sovereignty. Joly said Tuesday that Toronto area-based MDA Space Ltd. will build and launch the satellite as part of the RADARSAT Constellation Mission network of […]
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