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Radarsat

retired
Earth ObservationLEOCOSPAR 1995-059ALaunched 11/4/1995
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
Radarsat Mission
Launch Vehicle
Delta 7920-10
Launch Date
11/4/1995
Last Contact
3/29/2013
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
LEO
Altitude
790.5 km
Inclination
98.58 deg
Dry Mass
2,750 kg
Total Mass
2,750 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Earth Observation
Payload Category
IMG-R
Payload Class
C
Organizations
Operator
Canadian Space Agency (CSA)
Manufacturer
Spar Aerospace Space Systems
Constellation
Name
RADARSAT
Active Satellites
4
Registry
COSPAR ID
1995-059A
UN Registration
ST/SG/SER.E/309
Track
Mentions
150
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The funding to the Canadian Space Agency will be used to design and develop a replacement satellite for the RADARSAT Constellation Mission.

PlanFinancialCapabilityValue 4.0Oct 22, 2023Canadian Government invests billion$ in EO data tech
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RADARSAT Constellation Mission imagery is used to support emergency response teams.

CapabilityValue 3.0Oct 22, 2023Canadian Government invests billion$ in EO data tech

RADARSAT-2 Synthetic Aperture Radar and the integrated satellite data sources used by MDA can image hundreds of kilometres in a single image day or night and through all weather conditions.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Jun 29, 2023MDA AWARDED GOVERNMENT OF CANADA CONTRACT TO HELP IN THE FIGHT AGAINST ILLEGAL FISHING

Jena-Optronik delivered the Fine Sun Sensor FSS for ASTRIUM's GSTB-V2, Alenia's Radarsat-2, and the CosmoSkymed satellite constellation.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.2May 8, 2023Jena-Optronik Introduces New Sun Sensor for Earth Observation and Science Satellites

The Canadian government, working with MDA, supplied data from the Canadian Space Agency’s three-satellite Radarsat Constellation Mission to show Ukrainian forces where Russian forces were advancing and to assist with targeting.

RelationshipsCapabilityLegalValue 4.0Apr 19, 2023Ukraine’s lessons for military space

Magellan’s Winnipeg facility produced the spacecraft platforms for SCISAT-1, CASSIOPE, and the RADARSAT Constellation Mission satellites.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Mar 20, 2023Magellan Announce Redwing Space Domain Awareness Microsatellite Contract with Canada Government

Magellan’s Winnipeg facility produced the platforms for the SCISAT-1, CASSIOPE, and RADARSAT Constellation Mission satellites.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Mar 13, 2023Magellan Aerospace awarded SDA smallsat contract by Canadian government

Magellan Aerospace’s Winnipeg facility has produced spacecraft platforms (buses) for CASSIOPE and the RADARSAT Constellation Mission satellite.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Mar 10, 2023Canadian military orders space surveillance micro satellite

The Falcon 9 booster that launched the Intelsat G-31/G-32 mission previously supported Dragon’s first crew demonstration mission, the RADARSAT Constellation Mission, SXM-7, and 10 Starlink missions.

GeneralCapabilityValue 3.5Nov 13, 2022SpaceX Falcon 9 shifts the Intelsat G-31 + G-32 satellites from Earth to their orbits

Beyond Gravity has placed more than 1,100 satellites into orbit from the Galileo, OneWeb, TerraBella, and Radarsat constellations.

GrowthGeneralValue 4.0Aug 25, 2022Beyond Gravity Boosts its Production of Satellite Dispenser Systems with the Construction of a New Facility in Sweden

Copernicus operations are using radar data from Canada’s Radarsat-2 and Radarsat Constellation Mission, Germany’s TerraSAR-X, Italy’s COSMO-SkyMed, and Spain’s PAZ to support operational sea-ice monitoring for the Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Aug 11, 2022ESA Announces the End of Mission for Copernicus Sentinel-1B Satellite

Radarsat-2 and the Radarsat Constellation Mission from Canada are being used to support operational sea-ice monitoring for the Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service.

GeneralCapabilityValue 4.0Aug 5, 2022Mission ends for Copernicus Sentinel-1B satellite

Copernicus contributing radar missions used to support operational sea-ice monitoring include Canada’s Radarsat-2 and Radarsat Constellation Mission, Germany’s TerraSAR-X, Italy’s COSMO-SkyMed, and Spain’s PAZ.

GeneralValue 3.5Aug 4, 2022Copernicus Sentinel-1B decommissioned by ESA / EC due to a December 23, 2021, satellite anomaly

ESA and the European Commission are buying SAR data from other satellites, including Canada’s Radarsat-2 and Radarsat Constellation Mission, Germany’s TerraSAR-X, Italy’s COSMO-SkyMed, and Spain’s PAZ.

RelationshipsValue 4.5Aug 3, 2022ESA ends efforts to recover Sentinel-1B

The RADARSAT-2 archive represents a 14-year historical record of the Earth and includes more than 970,000 images.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.5Jun 28, 2022MDA provides Global Fishing Watch access to RADARSAT-2 imagery to assist in combating illegal fishing

The RADARSAT-2 archive includes more than 26 billion square kilometers of oceanic synthetic aperture radar data.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Jun 28, 2022MDA provides Global Fishing Watch access to RADARSAT-2 imagery to assist in combating illegal fishing

MDA Ltd. (TSX:MDA) is providing Global Fishing Watch with access to the company’s RADARSAT-2 satellite radar archive.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0Jun 28, 2022MDA provides Global Fishing Watch access to RADARSAT-2 imagery to assist in combating illegal fishing

Global Fishing Watch intends to use the RADARSAT-2 archive to map illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing patterns using science-based analytics for international policymakers, conservationists, and researchers.

PlanCapabilityValue 2.8Jun 28, 2022MDA provides Global Fishing Watch access to RADARSAT-2 imagery to assist in combating illegal fishing

The RADARSAT Constellation Mission, launched in 2019, uses three radar-imaging satellites to conduct maritime and Arctic surveillance and is equipped with an Automatic Identification System for detection and tracking of ships.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.6May 17, 2022Satellites key to Canada’s Arctic surveillance strategy

The Defence Enhanced Surveillance from Space Project is designed as an upgrade of the defense capabilities currently provided by the RADARSAT Constellation Mission.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0May 17, 2022Satellites key to Canada’s Arctic surveillance strategy