Live satellites over Canada’s space sites.

From the Canadian Space Agency’s home in Saint-Hubert to a satellite station north of the Arctic Circle, every place below is a real Canadian space site. Pick one: the film flies there and works out what passes over it today, in local time.

 

Next over Saint-Hubert: Computing… · RCM-1

Computed from today’s orbital elements from CelesTrak. Drag the globe, scroll or pinch to zoom.

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About RCM-1

One of the three radar satellites of the RADARSAT Constellation Mission, imaging Canada’s land, coasts and Arctic waters through cloud and darkness.

  • All three launched together on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg on 12 June 2019.
  • Together they image Canada every day, and parts of the Arctic up to four times a day.
  • Each one carries a ship-tracking receiver alongside its radar, about 600 km up.

The space agency

Saint-Hubert, home of the Canadian Space Agency

The John H. Chapman Space Centre in Saint-Hubert, on Montreal’s South Shore, is the Canadian Space Agency’s headquarters.

The agency’s RADARSAT Constellation Mission flies three identical radar satellites that image Canada every day. The constellation view shows all three where they are right now.

Agency
Canadian Space Agency
Mission shown
RADARSAT Constellation, 3 satellites
Launched
12 June 2019, Falcon 9

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Satellites over five Canadian space sites.

Saint-Hubert, home of the Canadian Space Agency

45.5198° N, 73.3936° W

Longueuil, Quebec. Agency: Canadian Space Agency.

  • The building was completed in 1992 and renamed after Alouette 1 pioneer John H. Chapman in 1996.
  • It houses the Canadian astronaut office and simulators for Canadarm2.
  • Each RCM satellite weighs 1,430 kg and orbits at 600 km, about 32 minutes apart.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org, asc-csa.gc.ca

Inuvik, a satellite station north of the Arctic Circle

68.3187° N, 133.5478° W

Northwest Territories. Run by: Natural Resources Canada.

  • The Government of Canada established the facility in 2010.
  • DLR’s 13-metre antenna stands on 16 pillars driven 14 metres into the permafrost.
  • From here one satellite can stay in contact for up to two and a half hours a day.

Sources: natural-resources.canada.ca, dlr.de

Churchill, where Canada launched rockets into the aurora

58.7342° N, 93.8203° W

Hudson Bay, Manitoba. Launches: 1956 to 1985.

  • The Canadian-designed Black Brant sounding rocket was first launched here in 1959.
  • The range closed in 1985 and now hosts the Churchill Northern Studies Centre.
  • In April 1998 Akjuit Aerospace launched a Black Brant IXB here in a commercial spaceport bid.

Sources: historicplaces.ca, en.wikipedia.org

Toronto, where the Space Flight Laboratory built small satellites

43.7826° N, 79.4664° W

Ontario. Built here: GHGSat-C2, Telesat LEO 3.

  • By May 2026 its missions had logged 98 operational successes and over 442 years in orbit.

Sources: sflmissions.com

Spaceport Nova Scotia, a launch site in the making near Canso

45.3036° N, 60.9829° W

Near Canso, Nova Scotia. Operator: Maritime Launch Services.

  • In March 2026 Canada agreed a $200 million, 10-year lease of a dedicated launch pad here.
  • In July 2026 Isar Aerospace agreed to build a Spectrum launch complex, targeting orbital launches in 2028.
  • The 335-acre site, about 136 hectares, has room for up to four launch pads.

Sources: canada.ca, maritimelaunch.com

Satellite films for Canadian space companies, on every screen.

One film, five screens to put it on. On a wide screen, the device beside the steps plays the real player for the place and satellite you chose above.

  1. The live player on a mission page, RCM-1 over Saint-Hubert

    A live satellite film for a Canadian mission page

    Your satellite over your city on your own site, worked out again each time the page loads, in your local time.

    WhoSpace companies, agencies and universities

    WhenLaunches, milestones, funding news

  2. The same player on a phone, RCM-1 over Saint-Hubert

    Your satellite on your customers’ phones

    Share one link and your satellite opens on any phone, with its next pass over your site counted down.

    WhoCustomers, partners, future hires

    WhenThe day a launch or milestone is announced

  3. Display mode on a portrait screen, the three RADARSAT Constellation satellites

    A constellation display for a lobby

    A portrait screen showing a whole constellation where it is right now, from morning to close.

    WhoAgencies, labs, visitor centres

    WhenAll day, unattended

  4. Display mode on a 16:9 screen, RCM-1’s ground track over Canada

    Satellite passes for Canadian classrooms

    Show a class the path a radar satellite traces over Canada, then count down to its next pass over the school.

    WhoSchools, colleges and science centres

    WhenA science lesson, a club night

  5. Presenter mode with RCM-1 over Saint-Hubert

    A satellite orbit film for a pitch or briefing

    Full screen with nothing but the film, a clicker for the beats, and numbers computed the morning you present.

    WhoFounders and programme leads

    WhenRaises, board meetings, briefings in Ottawa

Satellites over Canada, computed today.

Each film begins with the satellite’s latest orbital elements from CelesTrak, refreshed every two hours, and propagates the orbit forward from there.

Passes and times are worked out for each site in its own time zone, so Inuvik’s sky chart reads in Mountain time and Saint-Hubert’s in Eastern.

Orbital elements
CelesTrak, every 2 hours
Times
Each site’s own time zone
Accurate for
Presentation, not navigation

Pricing for live satellite films.

Each plan below is playing its own film: the real player, computed from today’s orbital elements.

Living Film

A live satellite film for your website

US$200per film, per monthA$290per film, per month, ex GST€180per film, per month¥32,000per film, per monthCN¥1,350per film, per month

A mission page that stays true: your satellite, live on your site, and MP4s whenever you need a file.

  • Your satellite, site and brand, recomputed daily
  • A live embed locked to your domain
  • 1080p MP4 exports from our film pipeline
  • Cancel any month
Choose your film

RCM-1 over Saint-Hubert, as it plays on a mission page. Drag the globe.

Display

A satellite display for a lobby or event

US$410per screen, per monthA$590per screen, per month, ex GST€370per screen, per month¥65,000per screen, per monthCN¥2,750per screen, per month

A lobby TV, kiosk or event screen that runs on its own for weeks.

  • Display mode, set up with one link
  • Your satellites and site, rotating through every story
  • Layouts for portrait, 16:9, 21:9, 4:3 and square
  • Presenter mode for pitches and briefings
Start a display

RCM-1 over Saint-Hubert on a 16:9 lobby screen, in display mode.

Mission Film commission

A custom satellite launch film

US$4,800fromA$6,900from, ex GST€4,300from¥760,000fromCN¥32,000from

A custom film of your hardware and mission, cut for the launch video, the deck and the socials.

  • Designed by Vlad Kutepov: storyboard, scenes and edits made with you
  • Built on the same live engine
  • Every export the Living Film includes
  • A 25% deposit of US$1,200 books the workA 25% deposit of A$1,725 books the workA 25% deposit of €1,075 books the workA 25% deposit of ¥190,000 books the workA 25% deposit of CN¥8,000 books the work
Pay the deposit

A film cut: this page’s satellites as a constellation, framed like the export.

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Make your film in the studio.

Pick a satellite and a place, and the film is computed live. Export it as an MP4, or put it on your own screen.

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The Orbiwatch studio on a desktop: the satellite list, the live Kanyini film and the design panel
The studio on a phone: the live film above Kanyini’s numbers, with the bar for satellite, place, design, story and export