RADARSAT-2 / eo constellation
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RADARSAT-2 is a joint project between the Canadian Space Agency and MDA, which built, owns and operates the satellite. It launched on December 14, 2007 and remains active. It is described by the agency as one of the world's most advanced commercially available Earth observation satellites.
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faq
Who operates RADARSAT-2?
RADARSAT-2 is operated by MDA Space. (source, as of 2026-07-05)
How many RADARSAT-2 satellites are active on orbit?
CelesTrak's catalog currently tracks 1 object for RADARSAT-2. (source, as of 2026-07-11)
When did RADARSAT-2 first launch?
RADARSAT-2 first launched on 2007-12-14. (source, as of 2026-07-05)
imaging modes
Standard (25 m x 28 m)resolutionnot statedswath100 km
Wide (25 m x 28 m)resolutionnot statedswath150 km
Fine (10 m x 9 m)resolutionnot statedswath50 km
ScanSAR Wideresolution100 mswath500 km
ScanSAR Narrowresolution50 mswath300 km
Ultra-fineresolution3 mswath20 km
Multi-Look Fine (11 m x 9 m)resolutionnot statedswath50 km
Standard Quad-Polarization (25 m x 28 m)resolutionnot statedswath25 km
Fine Quad-Polarization (11 m x 9 m)resolutionnot statedswath25 km
facts
operatorMDA Space
countryCanada
sensor typessar
sats launched (total)1
sats active (claimed)1
sats active (verified)1
sats planned1
orbitSun-synchronous orbit, altitude 798 km
first launch2007-12-14
latest launch2007-12-14
statusActive
websiteasc-csa.gc.ca
resolution (m)3
swath (km)unknown
revisit24-day exact repeat cycle (343 orbits); near-global coverage within one week in ScanSAR Wide mode
spectral bandsC-band
sats active (verified) counts objects currently tracked in CelesTrak's catalog for this constellation. It is a tracking count, not an operator claim about satellite health.
orbit
orbitSun-synchronous orbit, altitude 798 km
sats launched (total)1
sats active (claimed)1
sats active (verified)1
sats planned1
events
- major2026-07-08MDA Space agrees to buy 70% of French EO firm CLS
- major2026-06-30MDA Space wins C$688 million CSA contract to build RADARSAT replenishment satellite
- major2026-06-19MDA Space to acquire Blue Canyon Technologies from RTX for $620 million in cash
- notable2026-06-11Calian, Kepler and MDA Space win CSA studies for Canada's next-gen EO ground segment
sources
[1] asc-csa.gc.ca ↗
operatorfirst-party2026-07-05countryfirst-party2026-07-05sensor typesfirst-party2026-07-05sats active (claimed)first-party2026-07-08first launchfirst-party2026-07-05statusfirst-party2026-07-05websitefirst-party2026-07-05
[2] eoportal.org ↗
sats planned2026-07-05orbit2026-07-05latest launch2026-07-05resolution (m)2026-07-09revisit2026-07-09spectral bands2026-07-09
[3] en.wikipedia.org ↗
sats launched (total)wikipedia2026-07-06
[4] celestrak.org ↗
sats active (verified)computed2026-07-11