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Maxar Technologies was created in 2017 from the purchase of DigitalGlobe by MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA), who renamed the company Maxar. [6] The headquarters of the combined entity was then established in Westminster, Colorado. The company was dual-listed on the TSX and NYSE. [7] [8]
In 2012 Space Systems/Loral was acquired by the Canadian aerospace company MacDonald Dettwiler (now MDA) for $875 million. MDA was renamed as Maxar Technologies in 2017. SSL's major competitors are Boeing Satellite Systems , Lockheed Martin , Thales Alenia Space , Airbus Defence and Space and JSC Information Satellite Systems .
The real estate information business was sold in early 2011. MDA bought Space Systems/Loral from Loral Space & Communications in 2012., [9] leading to OTPP reducing its stake to less than 10%. [8] MDA bought DigitalGlobe in 2017, and rebranded as Maxar Technologies.; [10] the company moved its headquarters to Colorado, United States. [11]
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WorldView Legion is an Earth observation satellite constellation currently under development by Maxar. Launch services have been contracted to SpaceX. The first two satellites were launched on May 2nd, 2024. WorldView Legion is owned and operated by Maxar Technologies. [1]
The satellite was built by Maxar Technologies in Palo Alto, California. When launched, the satellite held the title of the largest commercial communications satellite ever built. [ 5 ] It weighs approximately nine tons and is nearly as large as a school bus, when its 14 solar panels are fully deployed, they could span a 10-story building.
The SSL 1300 is a modular platform and Maxar Technologies no longer reports designators for sub-versions, such as: 1300E, 1300HL, 1300S, 1300X. [1] First available in the late 1980s, the SSL 1300 platform underwent revision multiple times over its design life, all the while remaining a popular communications platform. [2]
India's interest in space travel began in the early 1960s, when scientists launched a Nike-Apache rocket from TERLS, Kerala. [6] [7] The Indian National Committee for Space Research was subsequently set up, which later became the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) [11] functioning under a new independent Department of Space (DoS) in the 1970s under the Prime Minister of India.