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MDA Space Ltd T.MDA

Alternate Symbol(s):  MDALF

MDA Space Ltd, formerly MDA Ltd, is a global space company. The Company is a robotics, satellite systems and Geo intelligence provider. It provides communications satellites and earth and space observation. It is also involved in space exploration and infrastructure. Its software, AURORA, is a digital satellite product line providing critical new solutions to operators. AURORA technology enables constellations to extend communication networks to every corner of the globe with digital automation, and robotics. Its communications satellites include a complete range of modular digital products and components for space-based communication solutions coupled with advanced manufacturing capable of producing two satellites a day. It owns and operates RADARSAT-2 earth observation satellite. Its earth observation services include analytics solutions that give customers information and insights from environmental monitoring, disaster management, maritime domain awareness and security to mining.


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Post by agilenton Mar 28, 2011 5:06pm
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New space monitoring contract from Can DND

New space monitoring contract from Can DNDhttps://finance.yahoo.com/news/MDA-provide-operations-cnw-3717555639.html?x=0&.v=1

imho. mda moving in the right direction and future looking very good

RICHMOND, B.C., March 28 /CNW/ - MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (Toronto:MDA.TO), a provider of essential information solutions, announced today that it has received a contract worth $11.7 million (CAD) from Canada's Department of National Defence (DND) to operate and maintain the Sapphire System for five years following system commissioning. Developed, built and operated by MDA, the Sapphire System is an information solution that will routinely monitor thousands of space objects 24/7 and provide data on several hundred objects of interest every day within hours of observation.

Space Situational Awareness is becoming an increasingly important factor for Canada. For example, early warning of potential collisions can provide satellite operators opportunity to perform collision-avoidance maneuvers when necessary.

The Sapphire System will be the largest part of the Canadian Space Surveillance System, and will become the newest space-based sensor of the Space Surveillance Network (SSN), following its launch in late 2011.

MDA's responsibilities include relaying assigned taskings from DND to the satellite, processing the collected information, and sending the data to the Sensor System Operations Centre (SSOC) operated by DND at the 22 Wing in North Bay, Ontario. Upon receipt of the processed data, the SSOC will correlate, identify, archive and transmit the information to the United States' Joint Space Operations Center (JSpOC).

The U.S. JSpOC provides space situational awareness information to at least 134 countries through the SSN consisting of a network of approximately 25 ground and space-based sensors around the world.

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