Grants and Contributions:

Agreement Number:

Agreement Value:

$600,000.00

Agreement Date:

Feb 9, 2015 -

Description:

This project entitled ""Flexible Space Situational Awareness Payload Development"" will demonstrate paradigm-changing technologies relating to the viewing, understanding and predicting the physical location of near-earth objects. The project will implement advanced photon detection technologies and advanced image processing methods to improve detection performance and achieve significant reduction in image exposure time. The technologies will be directly applicable to space situational awareness applications as well as applications in space astronomy.

Organization:

Canadian Space Agency

Expected Results:

-Increased knowledge from research projects in priority space S&T areas (number of new and ongoing space science and technology initiatives and projects).
-Number of completed space science and technology initiatives (Announcement of Opportunity) and proj

Location:

Cambridge, Ontario, CA

Reference Number:

003-2014-2015-Q4-02205

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Additional Information:

The amount allocated covers more than one fiscal year.

Recipient's Legal Name:

COM DEV Ltd.

Program:

Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology

Program Purpose:

This program supports knowledge development and innovation in the CSA's priority areas while increasing the awareness and participation of Canadians in space-related disciplines and activities.
The Research Component aims to support the development of science and technology; foster the continual development of a critical mass of researchers and highly qualified people in Canada; and support information gathering and space-related studies and research pertaining to Canadian Space Agency priorities.