TORONTO, June 12, 2019 /CNW/ - Magellan Aerospace
Corporation ("Magellan") congratulates the Canadian Space Agency
("CSA") on the RADARSAT Constellation Mission ("RCM") that was
launched successfully today from Vandenberg, California aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
The three identical RCM satellite buses were built by Magellan
under subcontract to MDA, a Maxar Technologies company, the prime
contractor for RCM.
Magellan's fully redundant RCM satellite buses provide the
on-orbit support infrastructure required for the functioning of the
MDA C-band synthetic aperture radar payload. Some of the key bus
elements include the Magellan Power Control Unit (PCU), a
communications subsystem that receives commands and sends telemetry
to the ground, a thermal system to maintain the required operating
temperatures, an attitude and orbit determination and control
system that keeps the satellite correctly oriented and positioned,
and a propulsion system that maintains the orbit and the required
groundtrack.
Also aboard the three RCM buses are Magellan Control and Data
Handling (C&DH) units that function as the on-board
computer. The C&DH units include Magellan-developed
software that sequences and executes spacecraft operations as well
as autonomous on-orbit failure detection and isolation for the 90%
of the time when satellites are not in contact with a ground
station.
The Magellan PCU and subsystems from the C&DH units were
also selected and delivered to another international customer for
an upcoming interplanetary mission. This Canadian export success
was achieved as a direct result of the Government of Canada's investments in technologies for the
RADARSAT Constellation Mission.
"It is fitting that the successful RCM launch coincides with the
the 60th anniversary of the inaugural launch of the Black Brant 1,
the first all-Canadian sounding rocket, in 1959," said Mr.
Haydn Martin, Magellan's Vice
President, Business Development, Marketing and Contracts. "Magellan
congratulates CSA and MDA on the RCM launch and is proud to
contribute to the ongoing success of Canada's space program."
About Magellan Aerospace Corporation
Magellan Aerospace Corporation is a global, integrated aerospace
company that provides complex assemblies and systems solutions to
aircraft and engine manufacturers, and defense and space agencies
worldwide. Magellan designs, engineers, and manufactures aeroengine
and aerostructure assemblies and components for aerospace markets,
advanced products for military and space markets, industrial power
generation, and specialty products. Magellan is a public company
whose shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: MAL), with
operating units throughout North
America, Europe and
India.
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SOURCE Magellan Aerospace Corporation
