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Title:

AlbertaSat: Ex-Alta 2 (3U)

Agreement Number:

17CCPALB02

Agreement Value:

$273,640.00

Agreement Date:

Mar 29, 2018 - Mar 31, 2024

Description:

The Experimental Albertan Satellite #2 (Ex-Alta 2) will expand an open-source platform to include accessible, open-source satellite software, electronic, and mechanical designs to increase Canadian and world access to space. The CubeSat will test an imaging instrument designed to collect information for predicting, tracking, and monitoring the impact of wildfire on vegetation and land. It will also fly a flux-gate magnometer, an instrument designed to monitor and better understand the effects of space weather on our communications systems. The CubeSat will be developed in collaboration with Aurora College, Yukon College, the University of Calgary, the University of Saskatchewan, York University, the University of Oslo in Norway, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics in Belgium and the University of Iowa in the USA.

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:

Edmonton, Alberta, CA T6G 2E1

Reference Number:

003-2017-2018-Q4-03788

Agreement Type:

Grant

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Academia

Additional Information:

1st amendment (2019-06-03) : Agreement value changed to $253,640
2nd amendment (2021-02-26) : Project end date changed from March 31, 2022 to March 31, 2023
3rd amendment (2022-01-14) : Project value increased to $273,640

Amendment Date

Feb 28, 2023

Recipient's Legal Name:

University of Alberta

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.

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