Radarsat-1

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Radarsat-1 at the Canadian Space Agency's David Florida Laboratory in Ottawa, Ont., during testing and assembly.

Radarsat-1

Canadian satellite

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Canadian Space Agency
…responsible for the Earth-observation satellite Radarsat-1, which uses radar to monitor Earth’s resources, and the MOST orbiting telescope, which studies physical processes in stars. International cooperation with other space agencies is an important part of the CSA’s mission. Canadarm, the robotic arm on the U.S. space shuttles
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…responsible for the Earth-observation satellite Radarsat-1, which uses radar to monitor Earth’s resources, and the MOST orbiting telescope, which studies physical processes in stars. International cooperation with other space agencies is an important part of the CSA’s mission. Canadarm, the robotic arm on the U.S. space shuttles
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