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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.
MDA Space and Robotics received £147,000 to develop a novel laser sensor for vision-based missions in poor illumination conditions.
MDA Space and Robotics UK received £141,000 to develop a short-range, rotating LiDAR optimized for planetary surface robotics.
MDA is providing industrial input to Orbit Fab’s GRASP refueling initiative in the UK.
MDA completed the acquisition of the UK-based digital payload division of SatixFy Communications Ltd. in October 2023.
MDA is integrating and expanding an existing facility in Manchester that will house up to 40 digital satellite communications staff.
MDA plans to hire 75 new employees in the UK by the end of 2024, doubling its current UK workforce of 75 existing staff.
The 2023-11-21 MDA announcement was made in conjunction with the UK Space Conference 2023 in Belfast.
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.
MDA plans to hire 75 new employees in the UK by the end of 2024, doubling its current UK workforce of 75 existing staff.
MDA completed the acquisition of the UK-based digital payload division of SatixFy Communications Ltd. in October 2023.
MDA is integrating and expanding an existing facility in Manchester that will house up to 40 digital satellite communications staff.
An undisclosed customer awarded MDA CAD 180 million ($131,000,000) to commence engineering of a non-geostationary constellation of 36 satellites.
MDA received an Authorization to Proceed contract from an undisclosed customer to start work on a Non-Geostationary Orbit satellite constellation.
An undisclosed customer is paying MDA 180 million Canadian dollars to start engineering a non-geostationary constellation of 36 satellites.
MDA has produced 2,000 antennas for OneWeb’s low Earth orbit constellation.
MDA is expanding production facilities in Montreal with the aim of having the capacity to produce two satellites a day.
MDA is providing Globalstar 17 low Earth orbit satellites in 2025 to refresh a constellation Apple uses for iPhone space-enabled emergency services.
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.
The Authorization to Proceed contract received by MDA is valued at approximately $180,000,000.