MDA Selected by
Airbus OneWeb Satellites for US Government Program
Sept. 12, 2022
MDA Ltd. has been
selected by Airbus OneWeb Satellites, LLC (AOS) to
design and build Ka-Band steerable antennas. The MDA
antennas will be integrated into the portfolio of
Arrow commercial small satellites manufactured by
AOS.
"We are pleased to be
selected by Airbus OneWeb Satellites to support
important applications for space and communications
constellations," said Mike Greenley, CEO of MDA.
"This contract represents another opportunity to
demonstrate MDA's best-in-class satellite design and
manufacturing capabilities."
MDA technology has been
integrated into more than 350 satellite missions to
date, with more than 2,000 antenna subsystems and
3,000 electronic subsystems on approximately 850
satellites currently in orbit. The antennas for AOS
will be built, assembled and tested at MDA's
state-of-the-art high volume satellite production
facility in Montreal.
Airbus OneWeb Satellites
LLC is a joint venture between Airbus and OneWeb.
AOS manufactures satellites for the OneWeb
commercial constellation and Airbus customers in
Merritt Island, Florida. AOS is producing satellites
for Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, Inc., in support of
U.S. government programs.
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