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This paper provides a status of the RADARSAT-2 system and operations performance, describes significant changes implemented over the last year, and also provides further detail of some of the data and value-added product delivery achievements demonstrating the utility of the RADARSAT-2 system. The status of the spacecraft and ground segment is reviewed along with related performance metrics and recent history. Status of the system operations functional areasOperations Management and Mission System Engineering, Order Handling and Mission Planning, Spacecraft Operations, and Data Handling is summarized. The MDA GSI RADAR Production team had a record production year in 2010, which included preparation of an Antarctica mosaic as well as products to service several large area DEM projects. The performance results are summarized. A number of system upgrade and improvement initiatives have been underway during the routine phase of the mission. Several of these have now been completed. The paper provides further information on the details of these enhancements and their implementation. Outline planning for further system and operations enhancements are summarized. INTRODUCTIONRADARSAT-2 has now completed three years of routine phase operations. The spacecraft and ground segment continue to perform well and the operations team have successfully implemented a number of system enhancements and improvements. Performance in system commissioning and the first year of operations was reported at IGARSS 2009 [1], and an update covering the second year of operations and the enhancement program was provided at IGARSS 2010 [2]. This paper provides a status of the system and operations performance, describes significant changes implemented over the last year, and also provides further detail of some of the data and value-added product delivery achievements.

This paper provides a status report for RADARSAT-2 system operations and performance now that two years of Routine Phase operations have been completed. Experience from the second year of operations is reviewed. System status, performance, and trends are described along with performance and achievements of the RADARSAT-2 operations functional groups. Normal operations now includes increased attention to orbital collision risk avoidance, and the RADARSAT-2 risk mitigation experience is summarized. In addition to meeting and maintaining specified performance requirements for the Routine Phase, the operations team has implemented a number of improvements to both the system and operations to provide enhanced performance. These include reduced tasking latency, enhanced beam modes, and further improved image quality. The improvements are described as part of the evolution of the mission capabilities along with some further planned enhancements.

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