Manitoba Aerospace Week

'Made in Manitoba' space technology M Submitted photo Assembly of the CASSIOPE satellite at Magellan Aerospace, Winnipeg. For the Free Press agellan Aerospace, Winnipeg is unique in Manitoba's vibrant aerospace community in that it operates a sophisticated space business. For more than 80 years Magellan has made many pioneering contributions to Canada's space heritage, including the design and development of a family of suborbital sounding rockets, scientific payloads for rockets and the International Space Station, and spacecraft buses for the Canadian Space Agency small satellite missions. On Sept. 4, Magellan announced the award of a $110-million contract from MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) for the RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) satellite bus manufacture. This is the largest space contract to date for Magellan, and includes the manufacture of three spacecraft buses, including the control systems, on-board computers, power generation and distribution systems, electronics, wiring, on-board communications links with the ground, and the bus assembly, integration and test. Since 2005, Magellan has been awarded the initial Phase A, B, and C Preliminary and Detailed Design contracts leading up to this current manufacturing phase (Phase D). This phase, including the complete bus assembly, integration and test, will be carried out at Magellan's facility in Winnipeg, where other Canadian Space Agency (CSA) satellite missions, including CASSIOPE and SCISAT-1, were also manufactured. The RCM mission will support maritime surveillance (ship detection, ice monitoring and oil spill detection), disaster management and ecosystem monitoring. "The RCM contract is not only a great opportunity for Magellan Aerospace and its employees," said Don Boitson, Vice President and General Manager of Magellan Aerospace, Winnipeg. "It is also an important mission for Canadians that will provide essential monitoring of our remote North and constant wide-area maritime surveillance off the vast coasts of our country. Magellan takes great pride in being a Tier One subcontractor on the most exciting Canadian space project of this decade." Adding to the excitement at Magellan this fall, is the imminent and much-awaited launch of the Cascade SmallSat and IOnospheric Polar Explorer, or CASSIOPE, small satellite that Magellan delivered to MDA for the CSA in 2008. CASSIOPE is a multi-purpose mission carrying eight unique instruments to conduct space environment research and advanced telecommunications technology demonstration. The CASSIOPE satellite was designed and built in Magellan Aerospace, Winnipeg. In addition to the bus design, manufacture, and Assembly, Integration and Test (AIT) for CASSIOPE, Magellan also designed and developed the in-flight computer and custom-build data handling card, flight software, mechanical and electrical ground support equipment, Command and Data Handling (C&DH) unit, elements of the e-POP payload, as well >> " More than 50 years ago our company recognized the potential future for space exploration. Evolving the Black Brant rocket program to our present satellite design ��� ������������� ���������� ������� ��� essence of Magellan's vision of excellence for technology development." — James Butyniec, CEO Magellan provides customers with solutions for space missions that include sounding rockets and payloads, space shuttle payloads, International Space Station payloads, and spacecraft buses and integration services. Magellan Aerospace is a global enterprise providing integrated products and services to the aerospace industry worldwide. Through the Magellan Operating SystemTM (MOS) the company is focusing on consistent and sound operating systems that ensure operational excellence. www.magellan.aero 12 Manitoba Aerospace Week September 9 - 13, 2013 TM

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