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Radarsat-2 and Quicksat Updates
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The Canadian Space Agency offers progress reports on Radarsat-2 and Quicksat satellites. From the short update: "[regarding Radarsat-2] Next was the second integration system test to make sure that all systems were functioning as planned and then there will be integration of the solar panels followed by the structural test to make sure that the Spacecraft can sustain the launch.
The launch is now planned for March 2007. [...] Quicksat, the first micro-satellite entirely constructed at the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), has just completed its environmental testing qualifications at the David Florida Laboratory."
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From the Canadian Space Agency web site:
"Canada's next-generation commercial radar satellite RADARSAT-2 is scheduled to be launched from Russia's Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on December 14, 2007 on a Soyuz vehicle. Canada's next-generation commercial radar satellite will offer powerful technical advancements that will enhance marine surveillance, ice monitoring, disaster management, environmental monitoring, resource management and mapping in Canada and around the world"
. See this web site for more information: http://www.space.gc.ca/asc/eng/satellites/radarsat2/default.asp. Update: 12/17 22:44 GMT by S : Here's the press release about the successful launch. Vector One offers a bunch of links. I also added a few related links below.
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