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Maxar

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commercialFounded 2017
www.maxar.com/
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The National Reconnaissance Office currently buys most of its commercial satellite imagery from Maxar.

Mentioned as: MaxarOrg RelationshipDec 13, 2021BlackSky to begin transition to higher-resolution imaging satellites in 2023

An 2021-10-09 Maxar image showed a 75-meter-long target with extensive instrumentation mounted on a 6-meter-wide rail at the Ruoqiang facility.

Mentioned as: MaxarOrg RelationshipNov 14, 2021China Builds Missile Targets Shaped Like U.S. Aircraft Carrier, Destroyers in Remote Desert

The NRO pays Maxar about $300,000,000 per year for access to Maxar’s high-resolution imagery satellites and image archive.

Mentioned as: MaxarNarrative FinancialNov 3, 2021National Reconnaissance Office launches new procurement of commercial satellite imagery

The final EOCL request for proposals follows more than two years of market research that included 2019 study contracts awarded to Maxar, BlackSky, and Planet.

Mentioned as: MaxarNarrative GeneralNov 3, 2021National Reconnaissance Office launches new procurement of commercial satellite imagery

Contracts awarded under the EOCL will replace the current single-vendor agreement with Maxar Technologies that dates back to 2010.

Mentioned as: MaxarNarrative PlanNov 3, 2021National Reconnaissance Office launches new procurement of commercial satellite imagery

Maxar CEO Daniel Jablonsky expects the NRO to award EOCL contracts in the first quarter of 2022.

Mentioned as: MaxarNarrative PlanNov 3, 2021National Reconnaissance Office launches new procurement of commercial satellite imagery

Amy Minnick was senior vice president and general manager of Maxar’s DigitalGlobe commercial and civil government business.

Mentioned as: DigitalGlobeTechnical ProductNov 2, 2021BlackSky Appoints Amy Minnick as Chief Commercial Officer

Amy Minnick was senior vice president and general manager of Maxar's DigitalGlobe commercial and civil government business.

Mentioned as: DigitalGlobeTechnical ProductNov 2, 2021BlackSky’s New Chief Commercial Officer To Expand Its Global Footprint Across Vertical Markets

Maxar Technologies challenged the Defense Department procurement of 126 satellites for the Space Development Agency’s Transport Layer Tranche 1 due to the financial burden on contractors.

Mentioned as: Maxar TechnologiesTechnical ProductOct 29, 2021Space Development Agency’s request for bids challenged for ‘risk’ imposed on contractors

The Government Accountability Office dismissed Maxar’s protest on 2022-10-28 after the Space Development Agency reissued the RFP under Other Transaction Authority.

Mentioned as: MaxarTechnical ProductOct 29, 2021Space Development Agency’s request for bids challenged for ‘risk’ imposed on contractors

Maxar Technologies is reviewing the reissued Transport Layer Tranche 1 solicitation under Other Transaction Authority to determine substantive changes.

Mentioned as: Maxar TechnologiesTechnical ProductOct 29, 2021Space Development Agency’s request for bids challenged for ‘risk’ imposed on contractors

PSN’s Nusantara-1 (also known as PSN-6), built by Maxar, has been suffering a power anomaly after being launched in 2019.

Mentioned as: MaxarNarrative GeneralOct 28, 2021Indonesia orders Thales Alenia Space satellite to replace lost Nusantara-2

Maxar Technologies filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office on 2021-10-08 challenging the 2021-08-30 solicitation for the Transport Layer Tranche 1 on grounds that the terms unfairly favored certain companies.

Mentioned as: MaxarOrg RelationshipOct 28, 2021DoD space agency changes course on satellite procurement in wake of Maxar’s protest

Maxar Technologies filed a protest with the U.S. Government Accountability Office on 2021-10-08 challenging a Space Development Agency solicitation for industry bids for 126 satellites.

Mentioned as: Maxar TechnologiesTechnical ProductOct 12, 2021Maxar files protest over Space Development Agency’s satellite procurement

Maxar Technologies offers commercial space capabilities to the Space Development Agency’s Transport Layer Tranche 1 request for proposal.

Mentioned as: MaxarOrg RelationshipOct 12, 2021Maxar files protest over Space Development Agency’s satellite procurement

Maxar partnered with Thales Alenia Space in 2018 on a proposal to build Telesat’s broadband low Earth orbit constellation, but Thales Alenia and Maxar later split and pursued separate bids.

Mentioned as: MaxarTechnical ProductOct 12, 2021Maxar files protest over Space Development Agency’s satellite procurement

Maxar's Worldview-3 system has the best resolution in the world.

Mentioned as: MaxarNarrative GeneralOct 8, 2021NGA plans annual survey of international Earth imagery leaders

The National Reconnaissance Office delivers approximately 50,000 commercial images per week acquired through operational contracts with BlackSky, Maxar Technologies, and Planet.

Mentioned as: MaxarNarrative GeneralOct 8, 2021NRO establishes licenses and cybersecurity rules for commercial imagery providers

Other core members of the Indian Space Association include Godrej, Hughes India, Azista-BST Aerospace Private Limited, BEL, Centum Electronics, and Maxar India.

Mentioned as: MaxarNarrative GeneralOct 7, 2021Indian PM to grace launch ceremony of Indian Space Association

Maxar plans to launch a batch of two WorldView Legion satellites and a second batch of four WorldView Legion satellites aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets.

Mentioned as: MaxarNarrative PlanOct 7, 2021Maxar still confident Legion constellation will be in orbit in 2022
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