Covering a 700 km swath from a mid-inclination orbit, the new broad area satellite system will provide the most extensive coverage on the market, changing how, when and what can be seen
BRAMPTON, ON, Sept. 27, 2021 /CNW/ - MDA Ltd. (TSX: MDA), a leading provider of advanced technology and services to the rapidly-expanding global space industry, today released new details about its next industry leading Earth observation (EO) mission. Leveraging legendary RADARSAT heritage, the new system will include a large C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite operating in a mid-inclination orbit. Capable of covering a 700 km swath in a single pass, the new system will provide the broadest area coverage on the market, changing how, when and what can be seen.
QUOTE
"For decades, governments, commercial and institutional customers worldwide have counted on MDA's Earth observation data to tackle some of the world's biggest issues including national sovereignty and maritime border protection, illegal fishing, natural disasters and the effects of climate change. Leveraging the latest innovation and scientific advancements to provide a new level of real-time and actionable insight, our 4th generation Earth observation satellite will once again change how and when we see our planet."
— Mike Greenley, Chief Executive Officer, MDA
ABOUT MDA
Serving the world from its Canadian home and global offices, MDA (TSX:MDA) is an international space mission partner and a robotics, satellite systems and geointelligence pioneer with a 50-year story of firsts on and above the Earth. With over 2,000 employees across Canada, the US and the UK, MDA is leading the charge towards viable Moon colonies, enhanced Earth observation, communication in a hyper-connected world, and more. With a track record of making space ambitions come true, MDA enables highly skilled people to continually push boundaries, tackle big challenges, and imagine solutions that inspire and endure to change the world for the better, on the ground and in the stars.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Twitter: www.twitter.com/MDA_space
Facebook: www.facebook.com/MDAspace
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/mdaspace
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/mdaspace
Instagram: www.instagram.com/MDA_space
LINKS
www.mda.space
https://mda.space/en/article/mda-announces-radarsat-2-continuity-mission
https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/mda-releases-first-details-of-its-next-generation-commercial-earth-observation-mission-884720042.html