The RADARSAT+ program was announced by the Government of Canada in October 2023 with a total investment of 1.012 billion dollars.

The new RADARSAT Constellation Mission satellite will operate with the satellites already in service.

MDA Space says its investments in the MDA CHORUS platform will provide Canada with a new generation of domestically developed radar capabilities.

Euclid carries two highly sensitive instruments designed to observe faint objects in the universe.

For Euclid's VIS camera, INAF and Italian industry, with ASI coordination and funding, developed the hardware and software for the instrument's control electronics.

Italy coordinates Euclid's European scientific processing activities.

Italy plays a central role in the Euclid mission through ASI, INAF, INFN, universities, and industrial partners.

Euclid's ground segment is guided by Italy and operates nine data centers across Europe to process and distribute scientific data.

The VIS camera control electronics manage commands and prepare data for transmission to Earth.

OHB Italia, SAB Aerospace, Temis, Thales Alenia Space Italia, and ALTEC contribute to Euclid's NISP instrument and satellite platform.

Andrea Zacchei is an INAF research director and the head of Euclid's ground segment.

The J-LEO project requires all network and data control to remain domestic in Japan.

KDDI already offers direct-to-device capabilities through Starlink.

The J-LEO subsidies cover up to half of the project’s total cost.

A Japanese MIC advisory council subcommittee approved the use of 700 MHz for satellite direct-to-device service on June 24.

Japan’s Quasi-Zenith Satellite System was built to enhance the U.S.-operated GPS in the region.

SpaceX has trial use within Japan’s Self-Defense Forces.

The J-LEO project requires support for video calls on regular smartphones for at least 70% of the day.

Rakuten Mobile plans to purchase multiple AST SpaceMobile satellites to establish the network.

Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications aims to select a J-LEO recipient by the end of June.

The J-LEO project requires free roaming across carriers during disasters.

Japan’s J-LEO project aims to provide a domestic alternative for low Earth orbit direct-to-device communications.

Rakuten Mobile plans to launch a Japanese joint venture with AST SpaceMobile for a satellite direct-to-device network.

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation selected MDA Space to build the next-generation GEO satellites series for the Japan Ministry of Defense.

Japan plans to select a proposal this month for its domestically owned and operated D2D satellite network, J-LEO.

Rakuten holds the 700 MHz band among Japan’s four mobile network operators.

The full J-LEO build-out could cost about $2 billion.

J-LEO will require fully private Japanese ownership and operations.

The winning J-LEO operator will be required to match the government subsidy with private funds.

The J-LEO project requires nationwide rollout by March 2029.

Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has allocated about $1 billion in subsidies for the J-LEO project.

EuroSuit was designed to improve safety and ergonomics for European astronauts during the most critical phases of space missions.

Three tests with the EuroSuit prototype are planned.

Spartan Space says EuroSuit can be put on or taken off autonomously in less than two minutes.

EuroSuit's final variant is expected to be completed by the end of 2027.

Sophie Adenot evaluated EuroSuit's comfort and mobility and passed the results to the engineering team for assessment.

The fully operational EuroSuit will integrate airtight sealing, fire resistance, integrated communications, and front-display interfaces.

A Spartan Space team in Marseille conducted a water test of EuroSuit's flotation and its response to emergency-escape and rescue scenarios.

The EuroSuit project is being developed by a consortium led by CNES that includes Spartan Space, Medes, and Decathlon.

EuroSuit is an initiative led by France's CNES and the European Space Agency to design the next generation of suits for European astronauts.

CNES links the goal of a European intravehicular space suit to Europe's ambition for greater autonomy in crewed spaceflight.

Spartan Space says the EuroSuit water-test results are encouraging and support the next qualification stages of the project.

Sophie Adenot tested the EuroSuit intravehicular European space suit prototype aboard the International Space Station.

EuroSuit was launched in 2023.

LJ-1 has a sea launch version.

The LJ-1 sea launch version underwent an erector rehearsal.

The Department of National Defence and federal agencies use a satellite-based SAR network to track illegal maritime activity, monitor ice flows, map domestic flood zones, and measure agricultural yields without relying on foreign commercial vendors.

The financial award will enter MDA Space’s corporate backlog in the second quarter of fiscal 2026.

The Canadian Space Agency awarded MDA Space a $44.7-million contract in December to acquire long-lead components for the replenishment satellite.

MDA Space will assemble, integrate, and test the satellite at its Montreal facility.