Canadian Space Agency

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The Canadian Space Agency is Canada’s national space organization responsible for coordinating the country’s civil space program, including satellite missions, space science, and contributions to international partnerships such as the International Space Station.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency
space agency
abbreviation ASC
CSA
continent North America
cooperatesWith Canadian aerospace industry
Canadian universities
European Space Agency
Indian Space Research Organisation
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
NASA
country Canada
developed Canadarm
Canadarm2
Dextre
employs Canadian astronauts
fieldOfWork Earth observation
astronomy
planetary science
remote sensing
satellite communications
space robotics
space science
foundedBy Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
surface form: Government of Canada
hasJurisdiction Canada
hasScope Earth observation
astronaut program
civil space program
international space cooperation
satellite missions
space exploration
space science
space technology development
headquartersLocation Saint-Hubert, Quebec
surface form: Longueuil, Quebec

Saint-Hubert, Quebec
inception 1989
legalForm federal agency
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
memberOf International Charter on Space and Major Disasters
International Space Station program
surface form: International Space Station partnership
nativeName Canadian Space Agency self-linksurface differs
surface form: Agence spatiale canadienne
officialLanguage English
French
operates CASSIOPE
Mobile Servicing System
NEOSSat
RADARSAT Constellation Mission
RADARSAT-2
SCISAT-1
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
usesLaunchServicesFrom European Union
surface form: Europe

United States of America
surface form: United States
website https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca

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Mobile Servicing System usedBy Canadian Space Agency