Canadian Space Agency SPACE: CANADA’S STRATEGIC INFRASTRUCTURE
April 2013 Canada’s Space Legacy Alouette 1 – Launched September 29, 1962 Canada - NASA: 50 Years of Outstanding Collaboration
John H. Chapman at VAFB Launch Site Canadian Space Agency Member - Industry Canada Portfolio . Founded in 1989 . Annual Budget - $260 million . 643 employees; 100 students; 150 contract workers . John H. Chapman Space Centre - Saint Hubert, Qc. . David Florida Laboratory – Ottawa . Offices: Ottawa, Washington, Houston, Paris Canadian Space Program
. 200 Key Partners - Global Niche Market Leaders: Advanced Robotics; Telecommunications; Space Science & Atmospheric instruments; Synthetic Aperture Radar; Lidar, Tridar, & Space Vision systems; space qualified electrical components, et al.
. 10 Major Space Companies: MDA, Telesat, ComDev, Neptec, Optech, Magellan, ABB, SED Systems-Calian, EADS - Atlantic Composites, Maya
. 35 Small-and-medium sized space, and value-added companies
. Canadian Universities and Research Organisations (1000+ researchers)
. Employing 7,494 highly-skilled professionals
. $ 3.483 Billion in revenues: 49% from exports (2011)
. Satellite Communications ($2.703 B); . Navigation ($225 M); . Earth Observation ($271 M); . Robotics ($127M) . Space Sciences($ 128M) . International Markets: U.S. (48%), Europe (33%), Asia (9%); South America (5%) Canadian Space Program Partners & Key Stakeholders . Government Departments, Agencies and Granting Councils . Provinces and Territories . Canadian Universities . International Space Agencies . United Nations International Collaboration
. NASA - Key partner over 50 years: ISS; EO; Space Science & Exploration . ESA- Cooperating Member – More than 30 years: ISS; EO; Sat Com; Geo-navigation; Space Science & Exploration . JAXA- ISS, Earth Observation ; Space Astronomy . ROSCOSMOS: ISS; Future Space Agreement on Cooperation . India (ISRO) - Earth Observation & Space Astronomy . International Charter: Space and Major Disasters: 20 Int’l Partners . International Organisations: GEO; CEOS; IAF; COSPAR; IGARSS; IPY . China: Potential partner and Agreement of Cooperation Space Exploration Positioning Canada in Future International Space Exploration Missions Canada’s Contribution to the ISS
Canadarm2
Free-Flyer Capture
Assembly & EVA Support
Dextre
Dragon Maintenance & RRM Support Canada’s 2nd ISS Mission Canada’s Space Exploration Program
APXS
Curiosity Phoenix Canada’s Planetary Exploration Program Contributing to NASA SMD Programs OSIRIS-REx JWST
Fine Guidance Sensor/Near InfraRed Imager and Slitless Spectrograph (FGS/NIRISS)
Origins-Spectral Interpretation-Resource Identification-Security-Regolith Explorer Image: courtesy - http://osiris-rex.lpl.arizona.edu
James Webb Telescope Model at South by Southwest – Austin Tx OSIRIS-REx Laser Altimeter (OLA) Image Credit: NASA/Chris Gunn Positioning Canada for the Future Positioning Canada for the Future Space Utilisation Supporting Government Departments RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM)
. Evolution of the RADARSAT Program . 3 satellites ~ 30 minutes separation . Average daily global access of land and oceans . Focus on needs expressed by operational end-users: . ice, icebergs . wind and ocean features . illegal oil spills monitoring . vessel detection & identification Earth/Space Science Missions
SCISAT MOPPIT Cloudsat Measurements of Pollution In the Troposphere
Themis NEOSSat Near-Earth Object Surveillance Satellite
Time history of events and macroscale interactions during substorms Image: STK by AGI/Dynacon Inc./U. of Calgary Positioning Canada for the Future CASSIOPE
Telecommunication To launch on s payload Cascade, SpaceX a digital broadband Falcon 9 courier service for (upgrade) in commercial use and mid-2013 a scientific payload ePOP (enhanced Polar Outflow Probe), will observe the ionosphere. Positioning Canada for the Future
M3MSat - Maritime Monitoring and Messaging Micro-Satellite Cooperative mission between CSA and DRDC • Automatic Identification System (AIS) • Low Data Rate Service (LDRS) • Dielectric Deep Charge Monitor (DDCM)
Launch: 2013 Positioning Canada for the Future
• Polar Communications Weather Satellite • Constellation of small satellites • Orbits in an ‘X’ pattern crisscrossing Arctic and Antarctic at extremely high altitudes • Molniya Orbit enhances ability to deliver high speed communications in the high Arctic • Science instruments will expand quality and precision Arctic weather forecasts Space Science and Technology Develop, Enhance, Sustain Canada’s CAPACITY to deliver current and future SPACE programs Projects and Initiatives . David Florida Laboratory (DFL) spatio-qualification facilities . Space Technology Development . Stratospheric balloon launch base Timmins, Ontario . CSA - European Space Agency Collaboration Agreement . Grants & Contributions . Flight for the Advancement of Science & Technology (FAST) . Academic Development Funding Initiative - Clusters) Providing Specialized Technical Expertise
. Specialist Engineering expertise . Intellectual Property Management Services . Grants and Contribution Management Support and Oversight . Corporate Project Management Office and Program Oversight
. Safety and Mission Assurance Services and Oversight IAASS 2013 Montreal – Safety is not an option