MDA Continues Satellite Information Provision To Norway And US

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RADARSAT- 1 illustration.

Richmond BC (SPX) Oct 29, 2004
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates announced Thursday satellite information agreements totaling about $5.6 million CDN. MDA is providing a U.S. government agency repeat customer with satellite imagery.

In addition, Norway has pre-purchased RADARSAT-1 information until 2006. This is an extension of a RADARSAT-2 agreement which was signed in January 2003.

"Reliable long-term continuity of information is essential for operational use. With this RADARSAT agreement, Norwegian government users will have fast access to RADARSAT information for the next ten years," stated Per Erik Skrovseth, Head of the Norwegian Space Centre's Earth Observation Department.

Norway's Oil Spill Detection, Ship Detection, and Ice Mapping Services rely extensively on RADARSAT-1. Critical information is extracted from the radar data and provided to clients within one to two hours after acquisition.

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Orbimage Responds To NextView Contract Protest

Dulles VA (SPX) Oct 27, 2004
Orbimage Tuesday announced that it has received notice from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ("NGA") that a protest of Orbimage's recent award for the development and launch of a satellite under NGA's NextView Second Vendor Program has been filed before the Government Accountability Office by New SI, a competing bidder under the program.

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