MDA
to
provide
advanced
technology
solution
for
Astra
satellites
20
July
2010
MacDonald,
Dettwiler
and
Associates
Ltd.
has
been
awarded
a
contract
in
excess
of
$13
million
(CAD)
to
provide
EADS
Astrium
with
four
advanced
technology
solutions
that
will
be
integrated
into
the
Astra
satellites.
The
new
satellites
will
serve
to
deliver
next
generation
broadcast,
VSAT
and
broadband
services
in
Europe
and
Africa
and
add
new
capacity
as
well
as
fleet
deployment
flexibility
for
the
SES
group
over
the
coming
years.
The
satellites
are
scheduled
for
launch
in
several
steps
between
2012
and
2014.
In
2009,
MDA
was
contracted
to
provide
advanced
technology
solutions
to
EADS
Astrium
for
their
Astra
1N
satellite
and
in
2007
for
the
Astra
3B
satellite.
