MDA owns and operates Radarsat-2, which provides imagery and data to government and commercial customers around the world. Radarsat-2, launched in 2007, continues to operate well beyond its seven-year design life. Credit: MDA

WASHINGTON — The U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) plans to issue contracts worth up to $85 million apiece for radar satellite data to as many as four commercial satellite operators, according to an Aug. 11 posting on the Federal Business Opportunities Web site.

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