Canadian Space Agency selects MacDonald Dettwiler to construct RADARSAT II

17 Jun 2002

The Canadian Space Agency has announced that MacDonald Dettwiler Associates Limited has been selected to construct and manage RADARSAT II, the second Canadian Earth observation satellite. The private-public partnership will include $225 of Canadian government investment and $80 of MacDonald Dettwiler investment and will result in construction of a satellite that will provide data continuity to RADARSAT I users and offer data for new applications tailored to market needs. RADARSAT II, scheduled for launch in 2001, will be the most advanced synthetic aperture radar satellite in the world.