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MDA Space Canada

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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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History · 1 eventApr 8, 2020 · Maxar sells MDA (Canada) to Northern Private Capital consortium
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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.

FinancialGrowthLegalValue 3.4Mar 23, 2021MDA files to go public

Maxar Technologies completed the sale of the MDA Business on 2020-04-08.

RelationshipsValue 4.2Feb 25, 2021Maxar Technologies reports fourth quarter and annual 2020 results

MDA will deliver more than 1,000 units of its phased array antennas for the Lightspeed program.

RelationshipsCapabilityPlanValue 4.2Feb 18, 2021Telesat Signs An MoU With Québec + Receives Millions Of C$ For Investment In The Lightspeed Constellation

CSA awarded a contract on 2020-12-08 to MDA to begin Phase A technical studies of Canadarm3.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.3Dec 16, 2020Canadian astronaut to fly on first crewed Artemis mission

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.

RelationshipsValue 4.5Nov 18, 2020MDA receives commercial contracts for on-orbit servicing technologies

MDA’s SPIDER products for Maxar will be delivered in mid-to-late 2021 and incorporated into Maxar’s robotic system.

RelationshipsPlanCapabilityValue 4.0Nov 18, 2020MDA receives commercial contracts for on-orbit servicing technologies

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.

RelationshipsValue 4.7Nov 17, 2020Maxar taps MDA for robotic satellite servicing technologies

Maxar completed the sale of its Canadian subsidiary MDA in April 2020.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 3.5Nov 6, 2020Maxar eyes September 2021 launch for WorldView Legion satellites

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.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Jun 27, 2020MDA to build robotic arm for lunar Gateway

Maxar retained SSL, which MDA had purchased five years before acquiring DigitalGlobe.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Jun 23, 2020From Canada to America and back, MDA returns home

Maxar reduced its debt position through the sale of MDA to address $3,100,000,000 in debt.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.0Jun 23, 2020From Canada to America and back, MDA returns home

About a year before June 2020, MDA won two contracts to develop the robotic interfaces for Canadarm3 and is currently executing those programs.

RelationshipsValue 4.2Jun 23, 2020From Canada to America and back, MDA returns home

MDA is a Canadian company again following the April 2020 sale to a Toronto-led investor consortium.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 3.0Jun 23, 2020From Canada to America and back, MDA returns home

MDA completed its merger with DigitalGlobe in 2017 to become a U.S. company aimed at accessing the U.S. government market.

RelationshipsGovernanceValue 3.6Jun 23, 2020From Canada to America and back, MDA returns home

Maxar Technologies agreed to sell its Canadian subsidiary MDA to a consortium led by Northern Private Capital for 1 billion Canadian dollars.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 5.0Dec 30, 2019Maxar to sell Canadian unit for $765 million

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.

RelationshipsGovernanceValue 3.8Aug 29, 2019Swissto12 raises $18.44 million, works with Tyvak on mini geostationary satellites

MDA Corp., now part of Maxar Technologies, supplied Avanti’s hosted payload on EDRS-C, completing Avanti’s fleet of four spacecraft.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.6Aug 6, 2019Satellites for Intelsat, European lasercomm launch on Arianespace rocket

MDA, the Canadian subsidiary of Maxar Technologies, built the three Radarsat Constellation Mission satellites for the Canadian government.

RelationshipsValue 4.5Jun 12, 2019SpaceX launches Canadian radar satellites

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.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.3Mar 17, 2019Viasat, MDA Win Competitive Award for Canadian Army’s Airspace Coordination Centre Modernization (ASCCM) Project

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.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.2Feb 20, 2019Falcon 9 launch the final leg of Indonesian satellite’s roundabout journey
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