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RADARSAT+: over $1 billion for the future of satellite Earth observation

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​Ottawa (SPX) Oct 20, 2023

The Government of Canada recently allocated $1.012 billion to the Canadian Space Agency to support immediate and future satellite Earth observation (EO) data needs. This funding will be used to:

+ design and develop a replacement satellite for the RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM)

+ design a next-generation satellite system to succeed the RCM

This initiative is called RADARS