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MDA Space Canada

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Brampton, Ontario, United States
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In August 2023 SatixFy sold a subsidiary that builds antennas and other satellite systems and subsystems to Canadian space hardware specialist MDA to focus on payload chips for the low Earth orbit constellation market.

Mentioned as: MDA Space CanadaNarrative GeneralDec 4, 2023SatixFy handed stock exchange delisting warning

MDA Space and Robotics received £147,000 to develop a novel laser sensor for vision-based missions in poor illumination conditions.

Mentioned as: MDA Space CanadaOrg RelationshipNov 23, 2023UK Space Agency Announces Funding for 23 Ground-Breaking Space Technology Projects

MDA Space and Robotics UK received £141,000 to develop a short-range, rotating LiDAR optimized for planetary surface robotics.

Mentioned as: MDA Space CanadaNarrative GeneralNov 23, 2023UK Space Agency Announces Funding for 23 Ground-Breaking Space Technology Projects

MDA is providing industrial input to Orbit Fab’s GRASP refueling initiative in the UK.

Mentioned as: MDAOrg RelationshipNov 22, 2023Orbit Fab spearheads in-space refueling with UK Space Agency support

MDA completed the acquisition of the UK-based digital payload division of SatixFy Communications Ltd. in October 2023.

Mentioned as: MDA Space CanadaOrg RelationshipNov 22, 2023MDA Set to Double its Workforce and Operations with Strategic Expansion in the UK

MDA is integrating and expanding an existing facility in Manchester that will house up to 40 digital satellite communications staff.

Mentioned as: MDATechnical ProductNov 22, 2023MDA Set to Double its Workforce and Operations with Strategic Expansion in the UK

MDA plans to hire 75 new employees in the UK by the end of 2024, doubling its current UK workforce of 75 existing staff.

Mentioned as: MDA Space CanadaOrg RelationshipNov 22, 2023MDA Set to Double its Workforce and Operations with Strategic Expansion in the UK

The 2023-11-21 MDA announcement was made in conjunction with the UK Space Conference 2023 in Belfast.

Mentioned as: MDA Space CanadaNarrative GeneralNov 21, 2023MDA ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC EXPANSION IN THE UK

MDA Ltd. (TSX:MDA) revealed plans on 2023-11-21 to more than double its UK workforce and operational footprint over the next 12 months.

Mentioned as: MDA Space CanadaNarrative GeneralNov 21, 2023MDA ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC EXPANSION IN THE UK

MDA plans to hire 75 new employees in the UK by the end of 2024, doubling its current UK workforce of 75 existing staff.

Mentioned as: MDA Space CanadaOrg RelationshipNov 21, 2023MDA ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC EXPANSION IN THE UK

MDA completed the acquisition of the UK-based digital payload division of SatixFy Communications Ltd. in October 2023.

Mentioned as: MDA Space CanadaOrg RelationshipNov 21, 2023MDA ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC EXPANSION IN THE UK

MDA is integrating and expanding an existing facility in Manchester that will house up to 40 digital satellite communications staff.

Mentioned as: MDATechnical ProductNov 21, 2023MDA ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC EXPANSION IN THE UK

An undisclosed customer awarded MDA CAD 180 million ($131,000,000) to commence engineering of a non-geostationary constellation of 36 satellites.

Mentioned as: MDA Space CanadaOrg RelationshipNov 21, 2023MDA Secures $131 Million Contract for 36 Satellite Constellation

MDA received an Authorization to Proceed contract from an undisclosed customer to start work on a Non-Geostationary Orbit satellite constellation.

Mentioned as: MDATechnical ProductNov 20, 2023MDA Secures $180 Million Contract for New NGSO Digital Satellite Constellation

An undisclosed customer is paying MDA 180 million Canadian dollars to start engineering a non-geostationary constellation of 36 satellites.

Mentioned as: MDA Space CanadaOrg RelationshipNov 20, 2023MDA gets $131 million from mystery NGSO constellation customer

MDA has produced 2,000 antennas for OneWeb’s low Earth orbit constellation.

Mentioned as: MDA Space CanadaNarrative GeneralNov 20, 2023MDA gets $131 million from mystery NGSO constellation customer

MDA is expanding production facilities in Montreal with the aim of having the capacity to produce two satellites a day.

Mentioned as: MDATechnical ProductNov 20, 2023MDA gets $131 million from mystery NGSO constellation customer

MDA is providing Globalstar 17 low Earth orbit satellites in 2025 to refresh a constellation Apple uses for iPhone space-enabled emergency services.

Mentioned as: mdaTechnical ProductNov 20, 2023MDA gets $131 million from mystery NGSO constellation customer

Telesat became the anchor customer for MDA’s latest satellite platform after abandoning plans to procure Lightspeed satellites from Thales Alenia Space, which Telesat determined would have cost $2,000,000,000 more.

Mentioned as: MDA Space CanadaOrg RelationshipNov 20, 2023MDA gets $131 million from mystery NGSO constellation customer

The Authorization to Proceed contract received by MDA is valued at approximately $180,000,000.

Mentioned as: MDA Space CanadaTechnical ProductNov 20, 2023MDA Secures $180 Million Contract for New NGSO Digital Satellite Constellation
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