CHORUS
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
NET December 2026
CHORUS is MDA's next generation Earth observation constellation, consisting of 2 radar satellites (C-band SAR and X-band SAR), in a 53.5 degree 600 km altitude LEO, with the X-band trailing the C-band by 60 minutes. A collaborative multi-sensor constellation, CHORUS will bring together diverse and unique imagery and data sources and provide a new level of near real-time insight and innovative Earth observation services. Operating in a unique mid-inclination orbit, CHORUS will be able to image day or night, regardless of weather conditions, with daily access of up to 95% of the coverage area. From an industry-leading 700km-wide imaging swath down to sub-metre high resolution, CHORUS will provide the most extensive and unrivalled Earth observation radar imaging capacity available on the market in a single mission.
- Launch site
- Unknown Pad, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Provider
- SpaceX
- Orbit
- LEO
- Payload
- CHORUS
- Status
- TBD
- Vehicle height
- 70 m
- Liftoff thrust
- 7,607 kN
- Vehicle type flights
- 630
- Vehicle type success rate
- 99.8%
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