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MDA Space Canada

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Brampton, Ontario, United States
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Maxar intends to use MDA as a component supplier for the Telesat LEO constellation bid.

Mentioned as: MDATechnical ProductDec 30, 2019Maxar to sell Canadian unit for $765 million

Maxar’s CFO projected that the net effect of the MDA sale and the real estate transaction would reduce prior guidance for Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow generation in the 2022 to 2023 period by approximately $50,000,000.

Mentioned as: MDA Space CanadaOrg RelationshipDec 30, 2019Maxar to sell Canadian unit for $765 million

MDA acquired SSL in 2012 and merged with DigitalGlobe in 2017, after which the combined company was renamed Maxar and headquartered in the United States while MDA remained a Canadian subsidiary.

Mentioned as: MDA Space CanadaOrg RelationshipDec 30, 2019Maxar to sell Canadian unit for $765 million

MDA had 1,900 employees and generated an estimated $370,000,000 in revenues and $85,000,000 in adjusted EBITDA in 2019.

Mentioned as: MDA Space CanadaNarrative FinancialDec 30, 2019Maxar to sell Canadian unit for $765 million

Maxar estimated MDA-supplied components were valued at $78,000,000 in 2019.

Mentioned as: MDA Space CanadaOrg RelationshipDec 30, 2019Maxar to sell Canadian unit for $765 million

The combined effect of the MDA sale and the recently completed Palo Alto real estate sale reduces Maxar’s overall debt by more than $1,000,000,000.

Mentioned as: MDA Space CanadaOrg RelationshipDec 30, 2019Maxar to sell Canadian unit for $765 million

The 2019 Air Force small launch directorate missions also included STP-27RD aboard a Rocket Lab Electron, an MDA intercept flight test FTT-23 of the THAAD system, and a flight test of a prototype conventionally configured ground-launched ballistic missile for the Pentagon’s Strategic Capabilities Office.

Mentioned as: MDA Space CanadaOrg RelationshipDec 18, 2019Air Force to schedule nine small launch missions in 2020

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.

Mentioned as: MDA Space CanadaNarrative GeneralAug 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.

Mentioned as: MDA Corp.Org RelationshipAug 6, 2019Satellites for Intelsat, European lasercomm launch on Arianespace rocket

Brazilian agencies obtained imagery of the dam collapse from Radarsat-2, a satellite owned and operated by MDA, a Maxar Technologies company.

Mentioned as: mdaTechnical ProductJun 28, 2019Startup shares disaster imagery, but at what cost?

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

Mentioned as: MDAOrg RelationshipJun 12, 2019SpaceX launches Canadian radar satellites

The MEOSAR repeater contract awarded to MDA is worth 39 million Canadian dollars (CAD), equivalent to $28,000,000.

Mentioned as: MDA Space CanadaTechnical ProductMay 13, 2019MDA to build search-and-rescue repeaters for GPS 3F satellites

MDA was selected by the Canadian government to design, build, and deliver 10 search-and-rescue repeaters for the Medium Earth Orbit Search and Rescue (MEOSAR) system to be hosted on the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation GPS satellites.

Mentioned as: MDA Space CanadaOrg RelationshipMay 13, 2019MDA to build search-and-rescue repeaters for GPS 3F satellites

The Canadian government may extend the contract with MDA to 2034-08-01 if it decides to acquire an additional 12 repeaters.

Mentioned as: MDA Space CanadaOrg RelationshipMay 13, 2019MDA to build search-and-rescue repeaters for GPS 3F satellites

MDA, a Maxar company, completed construction of the three-satellite Radarsat Constellation Mission (RCM) for the Canadian Space Agency in 2018.

Mentioned as: MDA Space CanadaOrg RelationshipMay 10, 2019Maxar quarterly revenues dip as firm restructures satellite business

Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) and MDA won a competitive award from the Canadian Department of National Defence in September 2018 to support the Canadian Army’s Airspace Coordination Centre Modernization (ASCCM) project.

Mentioned as: MDA Space CanadaOrg RelationshipMar 17, 2019Viasat, MDA Win Competitive Award for Canadian Army’s Airspace Coordination Centre Modernization (ASCCM) Project

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.

Mentioned as: MDA Space CanadaOrg RelationshipMar 17, 2019Viasat, MDA Win Competitive Award for Canadian Army’s Airspace Coordination Centre Modernization (ASCCM) Project

MDA is a Maxar Technologies company that led a coalition of space-related organizations lobbying the Canadian federal government in the fall of 2018 for increased space funding and participation in the Lunar Gateway project.

Mentioned as: MDA Space CanadaNarrative GeneralFeb 28, 2019Canada becomes first nation to formally commit to NASA’s lunar Gateway

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.

Mentioned as: MDA Corp.Org RelationshipFeb 20, 2019Falcon 9 launch the final leg of Indonesian satellite’s roundabout journey

Howard Lance became CEO of MDA Corp. in May 2016 and took the role of CEO of Maxar after MDA and DigitalGlobe merged in 2017.

Mentioned as: MDA Space CanadaOrg RelationshipJan 14, 2019Maxar replaces CEO Howard Lance with DigitalGlobe president
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