University of Saskatchewan

$200,000.00 CAD

≈ 3 Canadians' average pay for a year
Department
Canadian Space Agency
Program
Recipient country
Canada
Fiscal year
2018-2019
Agreement period
April 12, 2018 – —
Reference
csa-asc:003-2018-2019-Q1-03921

Published purpose

IDRSat aims to study how materials degrade in space by looking at how useful construction materials are affected by extreme temperatures, radiation, and space debris in low Earth orbit, and by studying material changes in colour, texture, brittleness, and electrical conductivity. The results of the study could lead to more cost-efficient solutions for the space sector. The satellite will be completed in collaboration with Saskatchewan Polytechnic, University of Alberta, SED Systems and Innocorps Research Corporation.

Community tags

Tags are applied by readers, not by this site. One tag per person per record.

Good value Local impact Needs context Questionable Success story Wasteful
View official source record Imported July 30, 2026 from open.canada.ca Grants & Contributions