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Orbitworks ships UAE-built Altair-1 to US ahead of October launch
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MDA

Tuesday, October 10th, 2017

MDA Completes Acquisition of DigitalGlobe, Creates Industry Leader in Satellite Systems, Earth Imagery, Geospatial Solutions and Analytics

SAN FRANCISCO and VANCOUVER - MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. ("MDA" or the "Company") (TSX: MDA), a global communications and information company providing technology solutions to commercial and government organizations worldwide, today announced it has completed its acquisition...

Friday, August 11th, 2017

SSL to Provide Transformational Ultra High Density Satellite for Hughes Network Systems

PALO ALTO, Calif. – MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (“MDA” or the “Company”) (TSX:MDA), a global communications and information company, today announced that its subsidiary, Space Systems Loral (SSL) has signed a contract to provide JUPITER™ 3...

Monday, July 31st, 2017

DigitalGlobe Shareowners Approve Merger with MDA

WESTMINSTER, Colo. - DigitalGlobe, Inc. (“DigitalGlobe”) (NYSE: DGI), the global leader in Earth imagery and information about our changing planet, today announced its preliminary results that its shareowners overwhelmingly voted to approve the Company’s proposed merger with...

Thursday, June 29th, 2017

MDA Announces On-Orbit Satellite Servicing Business Formation and Contract Awards for Spacecraft and First Life Extension Customer

SAN FRANCISCO – SSL MDA Holdings Inc., a global communications and information company, today announced important milestones in its progress to bring transformational on-orbit satellite servicing to market. Space Infrastructure Services LLC (SIS), a new U.S. company,...

Thursday, June 29th, 2017

MDA Announces Retirement of SSL President and New Executive Appointments

SAN FRANCISCO and VANCOUVER, B.C. – MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (“MDA” or the “Company”) (TSX:MDA), a global communications and information company, today announced that John Celli will be retiring as President of SSL (Space Systems Loral)...

Tuesday, March 14th, 2017

MDA to Provide RADARSAT-2 Information for Maritime Surveillance

Canada: MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. also known as “MDA”, has signed three contracts with Satellite Applications Catapult Ltd. that has a total approximate value of CA$2.5 million. MDA will use imaging capabilities from the RADARSAT-2 satellite...

Friday, February 24th, 2017

MDA to Acquire DigitalGlobe, Creating Industry Leader in End-to-End Space Systems, Earth Imagery and Geospatial Solutions

SAN FRANCISCO and WESTMINSTER, COLO ., Feb. 24, 2017  - MacDonald , Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. ("MDA") (TSX: MDA), a global communications and information company providing technology solutions to commercial and government organizations worldwide, and DigitalGlobe, Inc. ("DigitalGlobe")...