The new MDA Space satellite will integrate with the RADARSAT Constellation Mission.
MDA Space’s Earth observation data pipeline includes sensors in low-Earth orbit such as RADARSAT-2 and the upcoming CHORUS constellation.
The RADARSAT replenishment satellite will integrate with the existing RADARSAT Constellation Mission to prevent a critical data gap.
MDA Space’s RADARSAT replenishment satellite will be based on MDA’s CHORUS bus and assembled in Montreal.
The RADARSAT+ program is also intended to preserve Canada’s national Earth observation capabilities for security, civil protection, and environmental monitoring.
The new MDA Space satellite will integrate with the RADARSAT Constellation Mission in low-Earth orbit to provide continuous Earth observation data.
The Canadian government is funding parallel concept studies for a complete fourth-generation RADARSAT architecture.
The Canadian Space Agency awarded MDA Space a contract to build a new SAR satellite for the RADARSAT Constellation Mission.
The original RADARSAT Constellation Mission deployed three satellites in 2019 to replace the RADARSAT-2 system.
The Canadian federal government introduced the $1.012-billion RADARSAT+ portfolio in 2023 to maintain sovereign space-based capabilities.
The RADARSAT+ program is intended to ensure continuity of the RADARSAT Constellation Mission, which entered service in 2019.
The $688-million award is the largest single component of the $1.012-billion RADARSAT+ portfolio introduced by the Canadian federal government in 2023.
The RADARSAT+ investment will keep the ground infrastructure used for receiving, processing, and distributing radar data operational.
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.
The Canadian Space Agency awarded $2.4 million across Calian, Kepler Communications, and MDA Space to design the ground segment for the RADARSAT+ Earth observation fleet.
Each of the three RADARSAT+ ground-segment contractors can receive up to $804,000.
CHORUS builds on MDA Space's heritage with the Canadian RADARSAT program.
Canada relies heavily on space-based assets such as the RADARSAT Constellation Mission to monitor vast northern territories.
The Canadian Space Agency is designing the next-generation RADARSAT+ system.