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 Ltd. filed paperwork on 2021-03-22 to pursue an initial public offering of stock to raise funding to pay down debt and invest in new projects.
Maxar Technologies completed the sale of the MDA Business on 2020-04-08.
MDA will deliver more than 1,000 units of its phased array antennas for the Lightspeed program.
CSA awarded a contract on 2020-12-08 to MDA to begin Phase A technical studies of Canadarm3.
MDA signed multiple contracts with Maxar Technologies to provide advanced space robotics technologies for the Space Infrastructure Dexterous Robot (SPIDER) technology demonstration on NASA’s On‑orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing 1 (OSAM-1) mission.
MDA’s SPIDER products for Maxar will be delivered in mid-to-late 2021 and incorporated into Maxar’s robotic system.
MDA signed multiple contracts with Maxar Technologies to provide hardware and software for the Space Infrastructure Dexterous Robot (SPIDER) technology demonstration on NASA’s OSAM-1 mission.
Maxar completed the sale of its Canadian subsidiary MDA in April 2020.
On 2020-06-26 the Canadian Space Agency plans to award a contract to MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) to build a robotic arm as Canada’s contribution to the lunar Gateway.
Maxar retained SSL, which MDA had purchased five years before acquiring DigitalGlobe.
Maxar reduced its debt position through the sale of MDA to address $3,100,000,000 in debt.
About a year before June 2020, MDA won two contracts to develop the robotic interfaces for Canadarm3 and is currently executing those programs.
MDA is a Canadian company again following the April 2020 sale to a Toronto-led investor consortium.
MDA completed its merger with DigitalGlobe in 2017 to become a U.S. company aimed at accessing the U.S. government market.
Maxar Technologies agreed to sell its Canadian subsidiary MDA to a consortium led by Northern Private Capital for 1 billion Canadian dollars.
Michael Kalinski and the four other employees in Swissto12’s U.S. office previously worked for SSL, the Palo Alto satellite manufacturer purchased in 2012 by MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates, now Maxar Technologies.
MDA Corp., now part of Maxar Technologies, supplied Avanti’s hosted payload on EDRS-C, completing Avanti’s fleet of four spacecraft.
MDA, the Canadian subsidiary of Maxar Technologies, built the three Radarsat Constellation Mission satellites for the Canadian government.
Viasat and MDA will deliver Link 16 tactical data link solutions designed to meet size, weight, and power (SWaP) requirements for Canadian Armed Forces platforms.
PSN obtained export-credit financing for Nusantara Satu from Export Development Canada, aided by the fact that MDA Corp., SSL’s parent company at the time, was based in Canada.