RADARSAT Constellation
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The RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) consists of a three spacecraft fleet of Earth observation satellites. With satellites smaller than RADARSAT-2,[1] the RCM will provide new applications -- made possible through the constellation approach -- as well as continuing to provide C band radar data to RADARSAT-2 users.[2] Improvements include more frequent area coverage of Canada and reduced risk of a service interruption.[3]
Government and commercial applications broadly include:
- national security
- resource management (e.g., disaster management and ecosystem monitoring)
- sustainable development
- transportation
Specific examples:[4]
- maritime surveillance (e.g., ship detection)
- monitoring/tracking ice
- detecting oil spills
- monitoring floods, landslides, eruptions
- aiding forest firefighting
The prime contractor on the project is MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates.
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- ^ MDA Starts Work on Next Generation Satellite Constellation. Retrieved on September 3, 2006.
- ^ MDA Space Missions - What We Do - Satellite Missions - RADARDAT Constellation Mission. Retrieved on September 3, 2006.
- ^ Canada To Build, Launch Three More Satellites. Retrieved on September 3, 2006.
- ^ COM DEV to Participate in Canada's New RADARSAT Constellation Mission. Retrieved on September 3, 2006.
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