Canada announces $688M contract for RADARSAT replenishment satellite

Industry Minister Melanie Joly speaks during a funding announcement for space technology at MDA in Montreal, on Tuesday, June 30, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

MONTREAL - The federal government has announced a $688-million contract for a new replenishment satellite to support the country's constellation of Earth-observing satellites. 

Canadian Industry Minister Mélanie Joly said today that Toronto-based MDA Space Ltd. will build and launch the satellite as part of the RADARSAT Constellation Mission.

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