Radarsat-2 Commercial and Technical Documents

By Marc Boucher on April 10, 2008 1:24 PM | Comments

With all the discussion about the sale of MDA's space division to ATK I thought it might be useful to provide some background documents that explain what Radarsat-2 is and it's impact. Of note, the Canadian Space Agency Departmental Performance Review for 2007 lists the total expected cost of Radarsat-2 to be $421.6 million.

The primary defense capabilities of Radarsat-2 can be found in the incorporation of high resolution imaging Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and the Ground Moving Target Indicator (GMTI) instruments.

RADARSAT-2: Innovation in Earth Observation, MDA

RADARSAT-2 ground segment, Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Turning the scientifically possible into the operationally practical: RADARSAT-2 Commercialization plan, Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Canadian Space Agency 2006-2007 Departmental Performance Report, Canadian Space Agency

Integration of Space Based Radar in The Coalition Assets Surveillance Architecture - Interoperability, Defense Research and Development Canada, Department of Defense, Canada

A Simulation Study of Multi-Channel RADARSAT-2 GMTI, Defense Research and Development Canada, Department of Defense, Canada

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