23 Ground Systems & Infrastructure companies in Canada
Space Atlas lists 23 organisations in Canada working in ground systems & infrastructure: 12 private companies, 6 government agencies, 4 research institutions, 1 spaceport/launch site. That is 17% of the 138 space organisations in Canada and 7% of the 345 in this sector worldwide. Most are based in Ottawa (5), Montreal (4), Saskatoon (2).
Private Company (12)
- Advantech Wireless Technologies Inc. · Private Company · Kirkland
Kirkland, Quebec manufacturer of satellite communication ground equipment, including RF amplifiers, BUCs, modems and earth-station terminals.
- C-COM Satellite Systems Inc. · Private Company · Ottawa
Canadian satellite antenna maker — designs and manufactures auto-deploying mobile and flat-panel satellite antennas for broadband on the move.
- Calian Advanced Technologies · Private Company · Saskatoon
Canadian ground-segment manufacturer (formerly SED Systems) — builds RF satellite ground stations, TT&C antennas and teleport services for operators and agencies.
- GlobVision Inc. · Private Company · Montreal
Montreal software company providing satellite health monitoring, mission planning and space situational awareness tools such as SCOP.
- New North Space Park · Private Company · Inuvik
Inuvik satellite ground-station site run by New North Networks — offers privately owned Canadian land, fibre and site services for polar-orbit antennas.
- Norsat International Inc. · Private Company · Richmond
Canadian satellite communications manufacturer — produces portable satellite terminals, RF components and microwave products for satcom users; owned by Hytera Communications.
- NorthStar Earth & Space · Private Company · Montreal
Develops a commercial space situational awareness satellite constellation — the first space-based SSA network providing collision avoidance and space traffic management data to …
- Orbital Research Ltd. · Private Company · Burnaby
Burnaby satcom RF manufacturer — designs and builds LNBs, block upconverters, LNAs and space-rated frequency converters for satellite communications.
- RSAT Space · Private Company · Montreal
Montreal company building fast-build LEO microsatellites and small GEO platforms, payloads and ground segments for defence and civil missions.
- SpaceBridge Inc. · Private Company · Montreal
Canadian satellite ground-equipment maker — supplies VSAT hubs, modems and satcom-on-the-move systems for broadband, cellular backhaul and defence networks.
- Square Peg Communications Inc. · Private Company · Ottawa
Ottawa satellite communications engineering firm — builds RLS-2100 radio link simulators and testers for mobile satcom and 5G NTN systems.
- SSi Canada (SSi Micro Ltd.) · Private Company · Yellowknife
Yellowknife telecom provider — operates satellite broadband networks (incl. Qiniq in Nunavut) and an Ottawa teleport serving remote Northern communities.
Government Agency (6)
- 3 Canadian Space Division (Royal Canadian Air Force) · Government Agency · Ottawa
Royal Canadian Air Force division in Ottawa — leads Canadian Armed Forces space operations, space domain awareness and military satellite programmes.
- Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation (CCMEO), Natural Resources Canada · Government Agency · Ottawa
Natural Resources Canada branch — runs national satellite receiving stations and Earth observation and geospatial programmes for Canada.
- Gatineau Satellite Station (GSS), Natural Resources Canada · Government Agency · Cantley
NRCan satellite receiving station in Cantley, Quebec — downlinks Earth observation data over eastern Canada, the US and the Atlantic with an S/X-band antenna.
- Inuvik Satellite Station Facility (ISSF), Natural Resources Canada · Government Agency · Inuvik
Government of Canada polar ground station above the Arctic Circle — receives Earth observation data and hosts antennas of DLR, SSC and other partners.
- Prince Albert Satellite Station (PASS), Natural Resources Canada · Government Agency · Prince Albert
Natural Resources Canada Earth observation ground station in Saskatchewan — master station of NRCan's network receiving RADARSAT and other satellite data.
- Space Weather Canada – Canadian Space Weather Forecast Centre (Natural Resources Canada) · Government Agency · Ottawa
Canadian government service within Natural Resources Canada — monitors geomagnetic and ionospheric conditions and issues national space weather forecasts and alerts.
Research Institution (4)
- Athabasca University Geophysical Observatory (AUGO) · Research Institution · Athabasca
Athabasca University auroral observatory in northern Alberta — optical and magnetic instruments for aurora, proton-aurora and space weather research.
- C-CORE · Research Institution · St. John's
Canadian applied R&D centre in St. John's — develops satellite remote sensing, SAR analytics, ice monitoring and smallsat ground station technology.
- Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory (DRAO), NRC Herzberg · Research Institution · Kaleden
National Research Council radio observatory near Penticton — runs radio telescopes and produces the daily F10.7 solar radio flux index used in space weather.
- SuperDARN Canada – Institute of Space and Atmospheric Studies, University of Saskatchewan · Research Institution · Saskatoon
Canadian university space-physics group — operates the five Canadian SuperDARN HF radars monitoring the ionosphere and space weather from Saskatoon.
Spaceport/Launch Site (1)
- Maritime Launch Services · Spaceport/Launch Site · Halifax
Canadian commercial launch site developer — building and operating Spaceport Nova Scotia near Canso for orbital and suborbital launches.