Satellites of Canada

87 satellites in orbit, 58 operating.

The count is the catalogue’s as of Nov 8, 2026, 4:17 PM; whether a satellite is operating is as Orbinauts writes it where it has written when the satellite’s mission ended, and otherwise as Jonathan McDowell’s general catalogue believes it, licensed CC BY 4.0: GCAT

GCAT, Jonathan McDowell’s general catalogue (CC BY 4.0), credits these satellites to Canada under the code CA.

SatelliteKindOrbit classLaunchedOperating
An exhibition unit of the Alouette satellite, shown by NASA in 1964: a faceted, flattened ball tiled with solar cells, its short antennas raised, on a wheeled stand.
Photograph: NASA (public domain)
Alouette 1
PioneerLow Earth orbitEnded
GHGSAT-C19Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
GHGSAT-C18Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
TERRA NOVACommunications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
LEMUR-2-ELEONOREEarth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
LEMUR-2-NURAYEarth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
MARMOTSATNot knownLow Earth orbitYes
FRONTIERSATNot knownLow Earth orbitYes
AETHER-12Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
AETHER-11Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
AETHER-10Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
AETHER-9Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
AETHER-8Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
AETHER-7Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
AETHER-6Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
AETHER-5Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
AETHER-4Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
AETHER-3Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
OBJECT AEEarth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
GHGSAT-C13Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
GHGSAT-C12Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
JAY-D1Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
JAY-CEarth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
JAY-D2Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
XCUBE-1Not knownLow Earth orbitYes
AETHER-2Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
LEO 3Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
GHGSAT-C7Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
GHGSAT-C6Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
GHGSAT-C8Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
GHGSAT-C4Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
GHGSAT-C5Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
GHGSAT-C3Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
GHGSAT-C2Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
GHGSAT-C1Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
RCM 2Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
RCM 3Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
RCM 1Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
TELSTAR 18VCommunications satelliteGeostationaryYes
TELSTAR 19VCommunications satelliteGeostationaryYes
LEO 1Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitEnded
TELSTAR 12VCommunications satelliteGeostationaryYes
DUMMY SATNot knownLow Earth orbitEnded
CANX-5Not knownLow Earth orbitYes
CANX-4Not knownLow Earth orbitYes
BRITE TORONTOSpace telescopeLow Earth orbitYes
CASSIOPECommunications satelliteLow Earth orbitEnded
ANIK G1Communications satelliteGeostationaryYes
NEOSSATSpace telescopeLow Earth orbitYes
SAPPHIRENot knownLow Earth orbitYes
EXACTVIEW-1Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
NIMIQ 6Communications satelliteGeostationaryYes
APRIZESAT 6Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
APRIZESAT 5Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitEnded
NIMIQ 5Communications satelliteGeostationaryYes
TELSTAR 11NCommunications satelliteGeostationaryYes
CIEL-2Communications satelliteMedium Earth orbitEnded
NIMIQ 4Communications satelliteGeostationaryYes
CANX-2Not knownLow Earth orbitYes
CANX-6Communications satelliteLow Earth orbitEnded
RADARSAT 2Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
ANIK F3Communications satelliteGeostationaryYes
ANIK F1-RCommunications satelliteGeostationaryYes
ANIK F2Communications satelliteGeostationaryYes
SCISAT 1Earth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitYes
CANX-1Not knownLow Earth orbitEnded
MOSTSpace telescopeLow Earth orbitEnded
NIMIQ 2Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEnded
ANIK F1Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEnded
NIMIQ 1Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEnded
MSAT M1Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEnded
RADARSATEarth-watching satelliteLow Earth orbitEnded
ANIK E1Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEnded
ANIK E2Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEnded
NAHUEL I1 (ANIK C1)Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEnded
ARABSAT 1D (ANIK D2)Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEnded
NAHUEL I2 (ANIK C2)Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEnded
ANIK C3 (TELESAT-5)Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEnded
ANIK D1 (TELESAT 6)Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEnded
ANIK B1 (TELESAT-4)Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEnded
CTSCommunications satelliteGeostationaryEnded
ANIK A3 (TELESAT-3)Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEnded
ANIK A2 (TELESAT 2)Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEnded
ANIK A1 (TELESAT 1)Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEnded
ISIS 2Not knownLow Earth orbitEnded
ISIS 1Not knownMedium Earth orbitEnded
ALOUETTE 2Not knownMedium Earth orbitEnded