Calian Group Ltd. announced that Natural Resources Canada'sCanada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation (CCMEO) has once again entrusted Calian to provide three high-performance antennas for Inuvik and Gatineau. Valued at $12 Million, Calian will deliver two 7.3-meter tri-band antennas to Inuvik and one dual band antenna to Gatineau, including data reception and telemetry, tracking and command (TT&C) equipment. In all, three turnkey ground stations will be built and delivered.

These ground stations will communicate with low earth orbit (LEO) satellites for applications ranging from Earth observation, monitoring the environment, defence applications and disaster management. Work will commence immediately, tapping into local resources and businesses and will be completed in 2024.