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RADARSAT-2

Compiled from public sources on 2026-06-21. Not independently verified by MDA Space.

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RADARSAT-2 is an active Canadian C-band synthetic-aperture-radar mission launched on 2007-12-14.^[1] Its radar operates at 5.405 GHz with 100 MHz bandwidth and supports single, dual and quad polarization modes.^[1] The mission's ownership and ground-segment operations are commercial, while Canadian government data-credit arrangements supported construction and launch funding.^[2] That model separates commercial ground-segment operation from government access to collected radar data.^[2]

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current status	operational
operator	MDA Space
platform	prima
launch vehicle	starsem-soyuz-fregat
Launched	2007-12-14
orbit type	SSO 798 km, 98.6 deg inclination
swath km	530
tasking supported	true
current geographic priority	Canada and global maritime surveillance, ice monitoring, disaster management, environmental monitoring, resource management and mapping
Last updated	2026-06-21
claim status	unclaimed

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Compositional position

this ——— radarsat-2-sar payload

this ——— PRIMA spacecraft bus bus

this ——— Sea ice related-topic

this ——— Oil spills related-topic

this ——— Vessel tracking related-topic

this ——— Flooding related-topic

this ——— Land cover change related-topic

Sources

[1]About RADARSAT-2, Canadian Space Agencyagency doc2026-06-21
[2]RADARSAT satellites: Technical comparison, Canadian Space Agencyagency doc2026-06-21

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