CASTOR was the first to design and construct a fully remotely controlled and automated optical satellite tracking facility in Canada.

CASTOR was the first in Canada to find lost Molniya-type orbiting satellites.

CASTOR was the first to officially conceive of using two optical facilities to determine the range of a long range satellite using trigonometric parallax; Read the research paper.

CASTOR was the first in Canada to detect and track over 3,250 unique satellites. Read the research paper.

CASTOR is the first privately owned satellite tracking business in Canada.

CASTOR is the first to coordinate a night sky conservation program with a Canadian conservation authority. Go to the Night Sky Conservation page.