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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...
    Organization:
    Canadian Space Agency
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    • other
    • DOCX
    • PDF
  • 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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  • Swarm

    The three satellites of the Swarm mission precisely measure the magnetic fields generated from Earth's core, mantle, crust, oceans, ionosphere and magnetosphere. By observing the complexities of Earth's protective magnetic shield, Swarm is providing insight into many natural processes. The...
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    Canadian Space Agency
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    • other
  • Herschel Space Observatory

    The Herschel Space Observatory (HSO), specializing in observations in the far-infrared and submillimetric spectral region, is the largest space telescope ever launched. The HSO provided data from the time of its launch on May 14, 2009, until June 17, 2013. During its active lifespan, it made...
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    Canadian Space Agency
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    • other
  • 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...
    Organization:
    Canadian Space Agency
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    • other
  • 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...
    Organization:
    Canadian Space Agency
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    • other
    • NetCDF
    • CSV
  • WINDII Data Archive

    The Wind Imaging Interferometer (WINDII) was launched on NASA’s Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite on 12 September 1991 and operated until 2003. Its role in the mission was to measure vector winds in the Earth’s atmosphere from 80 to 110 km, but its measurements extended to nearly 300 km. The...
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    Canadian Space Agency
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    • other
    • TXT
  • 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...
    Organization:
    Canadian Space Agency
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    • other
    • CSV
    • PDF
  • 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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    • other
  • RADARSAT-1 - Heatmap of processed archived images

    RADARSAT-1, in operation from 1995 to 2013, is Canada's first earth observation satellite. Developed and operated by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), it has provided essential information to government, scientists and commercial users. Ultimately, the RADARSAT-1 mission generated the largest...
    Organization:
    Canadian Space Agency
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    • HTML
    • TIFF
    • other
  • CARISMA Magnetometer Network

    The CARISMA (www.carisma.ca), previously known as CANOPUS, magnetometer network is operated by the University of Alberta. Users of the data are asked to follow the rules of the road at www.carisma.ca/CARISMADataUse. Any use or distribution of the data please include an appropriate...
    Organization:
    Canadian Space Agency
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    • other
    • CSV
    • TXT
  • RADARSAT-1 Archive

    Launched in November 1995, RADARSAT-1 provided Canada and the world with an operational radar satellite system capable of timely delivery of large amounts of data. Equipped with a powerful synthetic aperture radar (SAR) instrument, it acquired images of the Earth day or night, in all weather and...
    Organization:
    Canadian Space Agency
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    • TIFF
    • other
  • 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)...
    Organization:
    Canadian Space Agency
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    • other
  • 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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    • other
  • 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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    • other
  • AUSTRAL2017 - Stratospheric Balloon Flight – Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Stra...

    Here is data coming from a balloon, as high as the Eiffel Tower is tall, and whose utility is to test new technology applications before being placed on satellites for long-duration space missions. This dataset contains the telemetry data obtained from the different sub systems during the...
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    Canadian Space Agency
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    • other
    • TXT
    • PDF
    • CSV
  • 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...
    Organization:
    Canadian Space Agency
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    • other
    • PDF
    • XML
    • DOC

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