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The origins of the Canadian upper atmosphere and space program can be traced back to the end of the Second World War. [5] Between 1945 and 1960, Canada undertook a number of small launcher and satellite projects under the aegis of defence research, including the development of the Black Brant rocket as well as series of advanced studies examining both orbital rendezvous and re-entry. [6]
The satellite that became CASSIOPE began with a 1996 concept for a small (70 kg/150 lb), inexpensive microsatellite called Polar Outflow Probe, or POP. The Canadian Space Agency funded a 1997 feasibility study that led to a modified mission concept that was designed during 2000-2005. [9]
The RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) is a three-spacecraft fleet of Earth observation satellites operated by the Canadian Space Agency.The RCM's goal is to provide data for climate research and commercial applications including oil exploration, fishing, shipping, etc. [3] With satellites smaller than RADARSAT-2, [4] the RCM will provide new applications—made possible through the ...
The RADARSAT-1 project consisted of collaboration between the Canadian federal government and provinces, the United States, and the private sector. [2] RADARSAT-1 was launched by NASA on November 4, 1995, although it was owned and controlled by the Canadian Space Agency.
Three satellites for the Canadian Space Agency's Earth-monitoring Radarsat program were launched into orbit from California on Wednesday aboard a reused SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The rocket lifted ...
The Near Earth Object Surveillance Satellite (NEOSSat) [8] is a Canadian microsatellite using a 15-cm aperture f/5.88 Maksutov telescope (similar to that on the MOST spacecraft), with 3-axis stabilisation giving a pointing stability of ~2 arcseconds in a ~100 second exposure.
SPAR Aerospace was a Canadian aerospace company. It produced equipment for the Canadian Space Agency to be used in cooperation with NASA's Space Shuttle program, most notably the Canadarm, a remote manipulator system. The company went through a series of changes through mergers and acquisition activities, and is now part of MDA.
Sapphire is a Canadian space surveillance satellite which was launched in 2013. Sapphire was commissioned and integrated by MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) based on an SSTL-150 [3] bus produced by Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL) and an optical payload produced by COM DEV International.