Radarsat-1 failure permanent
Submit on Thursday, May 9th, 2013 22:58
On 29 March 2013, Canada’s first Earth Observation satellite, Radarsat-1, experienced a technical anomaly after surpassing its expected lifetime by 12 years. In the days since, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) assembled a joint CSA-industry team of engineers, who conducted an extensive investigation. Following numerous attempts to resolve the technical issue, the CSA, in consultation with its commercial distributor MDA Geospatial Services Inc. has concluded that Radarsat-1 is no longer operational after 17 years of service.
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