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  • Ionosphere images from Alouette satellites

    Designed and assembled in Canada, Alouette-1 was the first satellite built by a nation other than the United States or the Soviet Union. It was constructed at a time when most satellites had a useful lifespan of a few months. Although Alouette-1 was as complex as any previously launched...
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    Canadian Space Agency
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  • James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

    The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is an international collaboration between NASA, the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). JWST was built on the legacy of previous space-based telescopes to push the boundaries of human knowledge even further, to the formation of the...
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    Canadian Space Agency
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  • NEOSSAT - Astronomy Data

    The dataset includes the astronomical images from the Near-Earth Object Surveillance Satellite (NEOSSat). NEOSSat was launched on February 25, 2013 and it is the first space satellite dedicated to detecting and tracking asteroids and satellites. The suitcase-sized NEOSSat orbits at an altitude of...
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    Canadian Space Agency
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  • Radarsat Constellation Mission (RCM) Data

    The RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) is Canada's new generation of Earth observation satellites.The RCM includes a trio of Earth observation satellites, capable of scanning Earth day or night and in any weather conditions. The three-satellite configuration allows for daily revisits of...
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    Canadian Space Agency
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  • OSIRIS-REx

    NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission marks the first time Canada is participating in an asteroid sample return. OSIRIS-REx will study Bennu, an asteroid that has the potential to impact the Earth in the late 2100s. As part of this mission, Canada is contributing the OSIRIS-REx Laser Altimeter (OLA)...
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    Canadian Space Agency
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  • BRITE Constellation

    The BRITE (BRIght Target Explorer) Constellation is a fleet of five nanosatellites whose purposes is to study the brightest stars in the night sky. They take highly precise measurements of the brightness variations of a large number of bright stars. Most of these stars are not just the brightest...
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    Canadian Space Agency
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  • CASSIOPE Satellite Data on Earth’s Space Environment

    "The Canadian CASSIOPE satellite, operated by the University of Calgary, carries the Enhanced Polar Outflow Probe (e-POP) suite of scientific instruments to study the ionosphere, where space meets the upper atmosphere. The instruments collect data about the effects of solar storms and, more...
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    Canadian Space Agency
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  • MOPITT - Measurements of Pollution in the Troposphere

    MOPITT is a Canadian instrument aboard the Terra satellite. Since 1999, it has contributed to the study of environmental pollution by continuously scanning the troposphere to make long-term measurements of carbon monoxide concentrations. Initially planned for a five-year term, this experiment has...
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    Canadian Space Agency
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  • Planck Telescope

    This European Space Agency (ESA) mission began on May 14, 2009, with the launch of an Ariane 5 rocket carrying the Herschel Space Observatory, and ended in 2013. The Planck mission objectives were to study the cosmic microwave background’s anisotropies and polarization, as well as the birth and...
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    Canadian Space Agency
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  • Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer Telescope (FUSE) Satellite Data

    Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) was a NASA space telescope, led by Johns Hopkins University (JHU), and built in collaboration with the Canadian and French space agencies. It undertook high-resolution spectroscopic observations in the far-ultraviolet from 1999 to 2007, significantly...
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    Canadian Space Agency
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  • Meteorological Station (MET) of the Phoenix Mission

    It is important for the next exploration missions to learn more about the Mars planet climate. It is for this reason that the Phoenix robotic spacecraft landed on Mars in 2008 in order to search for environments suitable for microbial life on Mars, and to research the history of water there. The...
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    Canadian Space Agency
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  • Lunar Exploration Analogue Deployment (LEAD) - Rover Data

    The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) partnered with the European Space Agency (ESA) to conduct a series of field tests to replicate scenarios of a lunar sample return mission. The location, a Quebec quarry, was slightly modified to emulate the lunar surface. In addition, to recreate the difficulty of...
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    Canadian Space Agency
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  • Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (ACE) on SCISAT

    Canada’s SCISAT is studying the complex chemical processes that affect the distribution of ozone in the upper atmosphere, especially over the Artic. From its orbit 650 kilometres above the Earth, its instruments use the light from sunrises and sunsets each day to identify more than 60 gases and...
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    Canadian Space Agency
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    • NetCDF
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  • Science Community Topical Teams 2023 Report on Space Astronomy, Planetary Sci...

    This report presents the outcome of a broad transparent community consultation in space astronomy (in four (4) sub-disciplines), planetary science (in five (5) sub-disciplines), and astronaut health. With the support of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), topical teams (TT) were formed through a...
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    Canadian Space Agency
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  • CloudSat

    CloudSat is a NASA satellite that has been gathering data on clouds structure, occurrence and volume to improve our knowledge of clouds and their effect on climate and weather.
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    Canadian Space Agency
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  • THEMIS Mission (Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Sub...

    The Northern Lights are a fascinating natural phenomenon. These animated shows in the night sky have contributed to the mythology, folklore and art of many cultures and civilizations in the Northern Hemisphere. In 2007, as part of the THEMIS Mission (for "Time History of Events and Macroscale...
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    Canadian Space Agency
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  • Final Report - Space Weather Socioeconomic Impact Study on Canadian Infrastru...

    Space weather has a variety of impacts on technology, both in space and on the ground. In space, the impacts include health risks to astronauts due to radiation exposure and physical risks to satellites and their electrical components due to energetic electrons and solar flare protons. Space...
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    Canadian Space Agency
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    • PDF

  • Science Readiness Levels (SRL) Standard

    SRLs provide an effective evaluation and continuous assessment of the level of scientific maturity and associated scientific risk in achieving the scientific objective of a space science investigation with respect to mission objectives and expected outcomes.
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    Canadian Space Agency
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