Hi-Res SatImagery Pouring Into MDA

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. [TSX: MDA] has revealed that RADARSAT-2 completed its commissioning on April 25, 2008 and fully transitioned into commercial operations to deliver advanced radar images of the Earth. Launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome on December 14, 2007, RADARSAT-2 delivered its first sample high-resolution radar images on December 18, 2007. RADARSAT-2 is the result of a unique collaboration between MDA and the Canadian Space Agency. The satellite provides the follow-on to the RADARSAT-1 mission, serving data users around the world with new imaging modes, data with higher information content, and more responsive programming and delivery services. The satellite will directly supply the growing global market for commercial high-resolution radar imagery—Richmond, British Columbia