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Canadian Space Agency

Press Release
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Presentation of the SciSat Satellite Instruments

Saint-Hubert, Quebec, March 26, 2003 - Media are invited to attend a
presentation of SciSat instruments (ACE-FTS and MAESTRO) before this
satellite is shipped to Vandenberg, California, from where it will be
launched by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
next summer.

SciSat, the first Canadian science satellite to be put in orbit in
over 30 years, will help Canadian and international scientists study
ozone depletion in the atmosphere.

What:   Technical Briefing on SciSat Satellite Instruments

When:   Friday, March 28, 2003 at 12:30 p.m.

Where:  University of Toronto
        McLennan Physical Laboratories Building
        60 St. George Street or 255 Huron Street
        Room #110, ground floor
        Toronto, Ontario

Who:    Dr. Peter Bernath, Department of Chemistry, University of
        Waterloo, Mission Scientist for the SciSat project and
        Principal Investigator, ACE-FTS

        Dr. James R. Drummond, Department of Physics, University of
        Toronto, Co-Principal Investigator, MAESTRO,
        and Co-Investigator,ACE-FTS

        Dr. Tom McElroy, Research Scientist, Meteorological Service
        of Canada, Co-Principal Investigator, MAESTRO

        Mr. Marc-Andre Soucy, Program Manager, ABB Inc., Remote
        Sensing Group

        Mr. Andrew Bell, EMS Space and Technology

        Mr Ian Walkty, Bristol Aerospace

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For more information:
Monique Billette
Senior Media Relations Officer
Canadian Space Agency
Tel.: (450) 926-4370
E-mail: monique.Billette{at}space.gc.ca

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