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August 27, 2026
TORONTO, ON (August 27, 2026) – MDA Space Ltd. (TSX:MDA) (NYSE:MDA), a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, announced today the launch of MDA Space LaunchPad Ventures, a new strategic program focused on identifying and investing in Canadian small and medium businesses (SMBs) developing space and defence technologies.
Read moreAugust 16, 2026
TORONTO, ON (August 16, 2026) – MDA Space Ltd. (TSX:MDA; NYSE:MDA), a leading provider of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global space industry, confirms the successful deployment of the initial eight replenishment satellites for Globalstar Inc.’s (NASDAQ:GSAT) existing low Earth orbit (LEO) constellation. Developed and fully integrated and tested in Montréal, the satellites were launched on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026, at 9:12 p.m. ET aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 in Cape Canaveral, Florida, and will now undergo a series of in-orbit tests as part of the commissioning phase.
Read moreAugust 11, 2026
MONTRÉAL, QC (August 11th, 2026) — MDA Space Ltd. (TSX:MDA; NYSE:MDA), a trusted mission partner to the global defence and space industry, today officially opened the MDA CHORUS™ Control Centre in St-Bruno-de-Montarville, Québec, on the south shore of Montreal. The new control centre will serve as the operational hub for MDA CHORUS™ satellite operations, marking a significant step towards operational readiness ahead of the late 2026 launch.
Read moreAugust 6, 2026
TORONTO, ON (AUGUST 6, 2026) – MDA Space Ltd. (TSX:MDA; NYSE:MDA), a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, issued the following statement in response to the Canadian Space Agency’s (CSA) announcement on its intention to repurpose Canadarm3 investments to support the next phase of lunar exploration.
Read moreAugust 4, 2026
TORONTO, ON (August 4, 2026) – MDA Space Ltd. (TSX:MDA) (NYSE:MDA), a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, will be supplying Telesat LEO ULC, a division of Telesat Corporation (Nasdaq:TSAT) (TSX:TSAT) with additional MDA AURORA™ next-generation broadband satellites, coinciding with the operator’s announcement today that it is expanding the Telesat Lightspeed low Earth orbit constellation.
Read moreJuly 21, 2026
London, UK (July 21, 2026) – MDA Space Ltd. (TSX:MDA) (NYSE:MDA), a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, today announced it has received a Pre-Authorisation to Proceed (PATP) contract from OHB System AG (OHB), a leading European space systems provider, to deliver critical lunar landing sensors for the European Space Agency's (ESA) Argonaut spacecraft.
Read moreJuly 8, 2026
TORONTO, ON (July 8, 2026) – MDA Space Ltd. (TSX:MDA) (NYSE:MDA) (“MDA Space” or the “Company”), a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, today announced that it has entered into a firm and irrevocable offer to acquire a majority interest in CLS (the “Transaction”), a global leading provider of AI-driven Earth observation value-added services and satellite IoT solutions. With more than 14,000 customers in approximately 150 countries, CLS is expected to generate approximately €286 million (C$465 million) in revenue in 2026.
Read moreJune 25, 2026
Toronto, ON (June 25, 2026) — MDA Space Ltd. (TSX:MDA) (NYSE:MDA), a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, has been selected by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) to design and manufacture the digital payload, antennas and various subsystems for the next-generation defence communications satellite program ordered by the Japan Ministry of Defense. This satellite program will replace DSN-2, also known as Kirameki-2, in geostationary orbit.
Read moreJune 24, 2026
Toronto, ON (June 24, 2026) — MDA Space Ltd. (TSX:MDA) (NYSE:MDA), a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, has been awarded a contract by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to supply an advanced, synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite that will operate with the RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) satellites. In addition to the space segment, the contract provides for launch and the enhancement of the satellite ground control, security and data management systems. This follows an initial $44.7M contract to procure and deliver long lead parts awarded in December of last year.
Read moreJune 19, 2026
TORONTO, ON (June 19, 2026) – MDA Space Ltd. (TSX:MDA) (NYSE:MDA) (the “Company”), a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the membership interests of Blue Canyon Technologies LLC in an all-cash transaction for a purchase price and enterprise value of US$620 million (approximately C$874 million), subject to purchase price adjustments. Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT) is a spacecraft and satellite component manufacturer and mission services provider, currently part of RTX’s Raytheon business.
Read moreJune 2, 2026
June 2, 2026 (Toronto, ON)—MDA Space Ltd. (TSX:MDA; NYSE:MDA), a leading provider of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global space industry, has been selected by BAE Systems, Inc. (NYSE: BAESY) as part of the U.S. Space Systems Command (SSC) MEO EPOCH 2 Constellation program.
Read moreMay 8, 2026
May 8, 2026 (Montréal, QC)—MDA Space Ltd. (TSX:MDA; NYSE:MDA), a leading provider of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global space industry, inaugurated its new high-volume satellite manufacturing facility today in Montréal, marking a defining milestone in the company’s growth as a satellite prime contractor. The 185,000-square-foot expansion was completed in under two years—from groundbreaking to operational clean rooms. One of the world’s largest and most advanced satellite manufacturing facilities in its class, the new facility doubles the company’s manufacturing floor space, providing MDA Space the capacity and capability to meet the growing global demand for advanced satellite constellations.
Read moreMay 5, 2026
MAY 5, 2026 (TORONTO, ON) – MDA Space Ltd. (TSX: MDA; NYSE:MDA), a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, today announced at the GEOINT Symposium that it has finalized nine early customer contracts for MDA CHORUS™ data, its next-generation Earth observation constellation expected to launch in late 2026. In addition, the company has received 32 letters of interest from customers across Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Europe, North America and the Middle East.
Read moreApril 20, 2026
April 20, 2026 (Toronto, ON)—MDA Space Ltd. (TSX:MDA; NYSE:MDA), a leading provider of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global space industry, has been selected by Airbus to design and build more than 880 Ka-band steerable antennas and 440 Ku-band user replacement antennas for the OneWeb low Earth orbit (LEO) constellation owned by the global operator Eutelsat. This award follows an initial order to supply close to 2,000 antennas to the constellation, the second largest in lower Earth orbit with approximately 650 satellites, given to MDA Space by OneWeb in 2016.
Read moreApril 13, 2026
April 13, 2026 (TORONTO, ON and COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.) – MDA Space Ltd. (TSX:MDA; NYSE:MDA), a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, today at the 41st Space Symposium in Colorado Springs announced MDA MIDNIGHT™, a space control platform for defence organizations to defend and protect the space domain.
Read moreMarch 18, 2026
March 18, 2026 (TORONTO, ON) – MDA Space Ltd. (TSX:MDA) (NYSE:MDA), a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, announced today that it has been contracted by Canada’s Defence Investment Agency (DIA) to deliver three Ground-Based Optical (GBO) observatories as part of the Surveillance of Space 2 space domain awareness program to the Department of National Defence (DND). Valued at approximately $32 million, as part of the contract MDA Space will also operate and provide in-service support to ensure long-term sustainment of the ground stations.
Read moreFebruary 19, 2026
Feb. 19, 2026 (BRAMPTON, ON) – MDA Space (TSX:MDA), a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, today formally launched 49North, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MDA Space exclusively focused on delivering secure, multi-domain C4ISR* and mission-critical capabilities for Canada’s national defence priorities outside the space domain.
Read moreJanuary 26, 2026
January, 26 2026 – Brampton, ON and Gumi-si, Gyungsangbuk-do, Republic of Korea – MDA Space (TSX:MDA), a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Hanwha Systems Co., Ltd. (“Hanwha”), a global leader in smart technologies and aerospace solutions. Through this MOU, MDA Space and Hanwha will explore opportunities to collaborate on the development of Korea’s sovereign Low Earth Orbit (K-LEO) defence constellation, leveraging MDA’s AURORA™ software-defined digital satellites.
Read moreJanuary 8, 2026
January 8, 2026 (BRAMPTON, ON) – MDA Space Ltd. (TSX:MDA), a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, today announced it has received an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract from the Missile Defense Agency for the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program.
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