CSA
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CSA is the Canadian Space Agency, the national organization responsible for Canada’s civil space program and space research activities.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Canadian Space Agency | 0 |
| CSA MCC | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency
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space agency ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
ASC
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CSA self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Canadian aerospace industry
ⓘ
Canadian universities ⓘ |
| coordinatesWith |
European Space Agency
ⓘ
Indian Space Research Organisation ⓘ Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ⓘ NASA ⓘ
surface form:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Russian space agency ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Earth observation
ⓘ
microgravity research ⓘ satellite communications ⓘ space exploration ⓘ space robotics ⓘ space science ⓘ space technology development ⓘ |
| formedBy | merger of National Research Council space activities and Department of Communications space activities ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Canada
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| headquartersLocation |
Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
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surface form:
Longueuil, Quebec
Saint-Hubert, Quebec ⓘ |
| inception | 1989 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Canada ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Canadian Space Agency Act ⓘ |
| legalForm | federal agency ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| mission |
to advance the knowledge of space through science
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to ensure that space science and technology provide social and economic benefits for Canadians ⓘ to promote the peaceful use and development of space ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Canadian Space Agency
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surface form:
Agence spatiale canadienne
|
| notableWork |
Alouette satellites
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Canadarm ⓘ Canadarm2 ⓘ Dextre robotic manipulator ⓘ NEOSSat ⓘ RADARSAT Constellation Mission ⓘ RADARSAT-1 ⓘ RADARSAT-2 ⓘ SCISAT-1 ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
English
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French ⓘ |
| operates | Canadian Astronaut Corps ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Canada
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada ⓘ |
| participatesIn | International Space Station program ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
Canada’s civil space program
ⓘ
Canadian space policy implementation ⓘ |
| sector | civil space program ⓘ |
| trains | Canadian astronauts ⓘ |
| website | https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Canadian Space Agency
this entity surface form:
CSA MCC