Antennas will be used on three GEO
SmallSats for the Inmarsat-8 Program
BRAMPTON, ON, Sept. 10,
2024 /PRNewswire/ - MDA Space Ltd. (TSX: MDA), a
trusted space mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space
industry, today announced it has been awarded a contract by
SWISSto12 to provide antenna systems for three of the company's
HummingSat satellites for geostationary orbit (GEO). The satellites
will be deployed as part of the Inmarsat-8 program to provide
crucial safety services and support advances in emergency
tracking.
As part of the contract, MDA Space will design and build
high-performance L-Band navigation antennas, leveraging the
company's leading-edge products already supplied for multiple
global navigation and Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) missions. MDA
Space will also design and configure the innovative packaging
concepts that are required on the GEO SmallSat platform.
"MDA Space has an established reputation for leveraging our
best-in-class design and manufacturing capabilities to support
safety critical missions and we look forward to working with
SWISSto12 to extend these capabilities," said Mike Greenley, CEO of MDA Space. "Our track
record of delivering on multiple constellation missions to both
government and commercial partners positions us to further
capitalize on repeat orders in this growing GEO SmallSat
market."
SWISSto12 is one of Europe's
fastest growing aerospace companies and a leading satellite and
Radio Frequency product manufacturer. In 2023, the company was
selected to develop three Inmarsat-8 satellites to provide
additional network resilience to support Inmarsat's global L‑band
safety services.
This is the second MDA Space contract in the GEO SmallSat market
with SWISSto12.
The antennas will be built, assembled and tested at the
state-of-the-art MDA Space satellite production facility in
Montreal.
ABOUT MDA
SPACE
Building the space between proven and
possible, MDA Space (TSX: MDA) is a trusted mission partner to the
global space industry. A robotics, satellite systems and
geointelligence pioneer with a 55-year+ story of world firsts
and more than 450 missions, MDA Space is a global leader in
communications satellites, Earth and space observation,
and space exploration and infrastructure. The MDA Space team of
more than 3,000 space experts in Canada, the US and the UK has the knowledge
and know-how to turn an audacious customer vision into an
achievable mission – bringing to bear a one-of-a-kind mix of
experience, engineering excellence and wide-eyed wonder that's been
in our DNA since day one. For those who dream big
and push boundaries on the ground and in the
stars to change the world for the better, we'll take you
there. For more information, visit mda.space.
ABOUT SWISSTO12
SWISSto12 is a leading manufacturer of
advanced satellite RF products, payloads and systems, including the
HummingSat: a small yet powerful geostationary telecommunications
satellite developed in collaboration with the European Space Agency
(ESA) through its public-private-partnership program. The company's
RF products benefit from unique and patented 3D-printing
technologies and associated Radio Frequency (RF) product designs
that deliver lightweight, compact, highly performing, and
competitive RF functionality. SWISSto12 has developed commercially
with success in Europe and in the
USA and is amongst the fastest
growing aerospace companies in Europe. SWISSto12 spun off in 2011 from the
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
in Lausanne (EPFL), is privately owned and backed by prominent
Swiss and European Investors.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains
forward–looking information within the meaning of applicable
securities legislation, which reflects the Company's current
expectations regarding future events. Forward–looking information
is based on a number of assumptions and is subject to a number of
risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company's
control, which could cause actual results and events to differ
materially from those that are disclosed in or implied by such
forward–looking information. Such risks and uncertainties include,
but are not limited to, the factors discussed under "Risk Factors"
in MDA Space's Annual Information Form available on SEDAR+
at www.sedarplus.ca. MDA Space does not undertake any
obligation to update such forward–looking information, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as
expressly required by applicable law.
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