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2002 December Report of the Auditor General of Canada

December 2002 Report—Chapter 7

Photograph 7.5—RADARSAT-1 Earth observation satellite

RADARSAT-1 Earth observation satellite, launched in November 1995, uses a powerful microwave Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) system to collect imagery of the Earth day or night and in all weather conditions.