NordSpace Corp. and C-CORE have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly develop and operate next-generation ground stations across Canada, with initial focus on the Atlantic Spaceport Complex (ASX) and Arctic territories. According to the announcement, the collaboration is intended to bolster Canada’s communicative, tracking, and mission support infrastructure for space and aerial systems.

Under the agreement, NordSpace and C-CORE will cooperate in site engineering, regulatory planning, and feasibility studies to establish ground station nodes in strategic locations. The first targeted sites include the ASX in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland & Labrador, and Inuvik in the Northwest Territories. These stations will support satellite, hypersonic flight, launch vehicle, and other aerial operations.

The moons of cooperation extend to operations, management, and maintenance of the infrastructure over time, thereby seeking to enable continuous capability in telecommunications, telemetry, tracking, and control (TT&C) across Canada.

NordSpace frames the move as a way to reinforce its spaceport mission and improve Canada’s sovereignty in space operations. According to the announcement, C-CORE’s expertise in ground systems and infrastructure offers a complementary edge to NordSpace’s launch and mission systems ambitions.

Rahul Goel, CEO of NordSpace, was quoted stating that this partnership supports their goal of establishing an integrated space ecosystem in Canada. He indicated that having domestic, reliable ground station infrastructure is critical for commercial and sovereign space operations.

From C-CORE’s standpoint, the collaboration represents an opportunity to expand their role in the full space systems value chain — from Earth observation and hardware development to ground station operations. In the announcement, C-CORE emphasized that ensuring access to sovereign infrastructure is essential for national and international clients alike.

This MOU aligns with NordSpace’s broader objective of building Canada’s first operational commercial spaceport and vertical integration of launch and mission systems. The Atlantic Spaceport Complex, located in Newfoundland & Labrador, is central to that vision.

By extending its ground station footprint into Arctic zones, the partnership aims to provide continuous coverage and connectivity even in high-latitude regions—an important element for future missions in Canada’s northern territories.

Overall, the MOU signals a strategic step toward strengthening Canada’s space infrastructure, supporting independent launch capabilities, and enabling more resilient and sovereign space operations.