{"id":408003,"date":"2026-04-18T06:33:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/science-research\/earth-science\/webinar-4-29-nasa-csda-program-vendor-focus-mda-space\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T06:33:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:33:51","slug":"webinar-4-29-nasa-csda-program-vendor-focus-mda-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=408003","title":{"rendered":"Webinar 4\/29: NASA CSDA Program Vendor Focus- MDA Space"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \" style=\"--hds-image-contain-bg:#ffffff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/csda-banner-rs2.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1425\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/csda-banner-rs2.jpg?w=1425\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"An artistic rendering of the MDA Space CHORUS-C (right), RADARSAT-2 (centre), and CHORUS -X (left) synthetic aperture radar (SAR) Earth observation constellation in orbit above Earth. RADARSAT-2 was launched in 2007, with CHORUS - C\/X satellites planned for Q4 2026 launch. The SAR imaging satellites fly in formation over the planet\u2019s curved horizon at sunrise. Each satellite features large deployable solar arrays and a broad radar antenna structure used to capture high-resolution imagery of Earth\u2019s surface day or night and through cloud cover. The scene emphasizes the three-satellite SAR mission architecture, showing the satellites positioned to deliver coordinated CHORUS-C and RADARSAT-2 wide-area monitoring, with following CHORUS-X high-resolution imaging.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/csda-banner-rs2.jpg 1425w, https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/csda-banner-rs2.jpg?resize=300,116 300w, https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/csda-banner-rs2.jpg?resize=768,296 768w, https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/csda-banner-rs2.jpg?resize=1024,395 1024w, https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/csda-banner-rs2.jpg?resize=400,154 400w, https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/csda-banner-rs2.jpg?resize=600,232 600w, https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/csda-banner-rs2.jpg?resize=900,347 900w, https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/csda-banner-rs2.jpg?resize=1200,463 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1425px) 100vw, 1425px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Artistic rendering of the MDA Space CHORUS-C (right), RADARSAT-2 (centre), and CHORUS -X (left) synthetic aperture radar (SAR) Earth observation constellation in orbit above Earth. <\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/CSDA<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NASA\u2019s Earth Science Division (ESD) established the Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition (CSDA) program to explore the potential of commercial satellite data in advancing the agency\u2019s Earth science research and application objectives. The program aims to identify, assess, and acquire data from commercial providers, which may offer a cost-effective means of supplementing Earth observations collected by NASA, other U.S. Government agencies, and international collaborators.<\/p>\n<p>During this NASA CSDA program vendor webinar, speakers will introduce MDA Space and the company\u2019s satellite constellation; show participants how to discover, access, and work with these satellite C-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) products; and speak to how these data products complement NASA Earth science data holdings for research and applications. Additional topics will focus on the services available to data users and getting assistance with the NASA CSDA program vendor MDA Space datasets, services, and tools.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nasaevents.webex.com\/weblink\/register\/rd3c8ddd3a73f94249becfaede174808d\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/nasaevents.webex.com\/weblink\/register\/rd3c8ddd3a73f94249becfaede174808d\" rel=\"noopener\">For information and to Register<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join us April 29 at 2:00 p.m. EDT to learn more about CSDA program vendor MDA Space.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15600],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-408003","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-earth-science"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408003","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=408003"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408003\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":408004,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408003\/revisions\/408004"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=408003"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=408003"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=408003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}