MDA Space, headquartered in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, is a global space technology company and a trusted mission partner to the global space industry. As a robotics, satellite systems, and geointelligence pioneer, MDA Space specializes in communication satellites, Earth and space observation, and space exploration and infrastructure. They are known for developing the Canadarm series and contribute to missions with partners like NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). MDA Space's activities span space robotics, satellite systems, and geointelligence.
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MDA Space continues its work with Airbus as the OneWeb constellation enters its extension and replenishment phase.
MDA Space supplied thousands of antenna subsystems for the first generation of the OneWeb constellation under a 2016 contract.
MDA Space received a contract from Airbus to design and manufacture over 1,320 antennas for the OneWeb low Earth orbit constellation extension.
Starlab Space's joint venture partners include Voyager Technologies, Airbus, Mitsubishi, and MDA Space.
MDA Space will manufacture, assemble, and test the antennas at its high-volume satellite production facility in Montreal.
MDA MIDNIGHT integrates MDA Space’s software-defined Aurora satellite bus with its Skymaker robotics technology.
MDA Space launched MDA MIDNIGHT at the 41st Space Symposium.
In January 2026, Hanwha Systems signed memorandums of understanding with MDA Space and Telesat.
MDA Space selected Spaceflux as the optical systems provider for a Canadian space surveillance program.
Hanwha Systems’ agreements with MDA Space and Telesat explore technical integrations with MDA’s AURORA software-defined satellites and Telesat’s Lightspeed network.
Hanwha Systems’ agreements with MDA Space and Telesat focus on South Korea’s K-LEO constellation.
The Defence Investment Agency awarded MDA Space a $32 million contract to build and operate three Ground-Based Optical observatories.
Spaceflux has been awarded a contract by MDA Space to deliver optical systems for the mission.
MDA Space is seeking military partnerships for upcoming MDA MIDNIGHT mission profiles and timing.
MDA Space has 40 years of on-orbit robotics operations experience and decades of mission planning and satellite operations experience.
MDA MIDNIGHT leverages MDA Space’s MDA SKYMAKER commercial robotics product and MDA AURORA satellite bus platform.
For select customers, MDA MIDNIGHT can be operated through MDA Space’s Mission Control Center.
MDA Space has an established flight controller team that has conducted more than 100 free-flyer captures and decades of on-orbit robotics operations.
MDA Space introduced the MDA MIDNIGHT space control platform at the 41st Space Symposium in Colorado Springs.
MDA Space is building a next-generation Globalstar constellation called C-3.