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      "global"
    ],
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      "earth observation and maritime domain awareness",
      "in-space robotics and satellite servicing",
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    ],
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      "space agencies",
      "defence agencies",
      "telecommunications"
    ]
  },
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      {
        "name": "Telesat"
      },
      {
        "name": "Globalstar"
      },
      {
        "name": "NASA"
      },
      {
        "name": "European Space Agency"
      }
    ],
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      {
        "url": "https://mda.space/heritage",
        "title": "Canadarm3 for NASA's Artemis Gateway",
        "outcome": "Awarded a $1 billion contract in 2024 to design and deliver Canadarm3 for NASA's lunar-orbiting Gateway station"
      },
      {
        "url": "https://mda.space/space-exploration-and-infrastructure",
        "title": "ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover",
        "outcome": "Building navigation cameras and complete mobility system for ESA's Rosalind Franklin rover, launching 2028"
      },
      {
        "url": "https://mda.space/space-exploration-and-infrastructure",
        "title": "OSIRIS-REx asteroid Bennu LiDAR",
        "outcome": "Built the LiDAR instrument enabling the first 3D scan of asteroid Bennu"
      }
    ]
  },
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      "city": "Brampton",
      "region": "Ontario",
      "country": "CA"
    },
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    "name": "MDA Space",
    "domain": "mda.space",
    "founded": 1969,
    "same_as": [
      "https://www.linkedin.com/company/mdaspace",
      "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1165227"
    ],
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          "internet of things",
          "direct-to-device messaging",
          "spacecraft communications"
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          "telecommunications",
          "defence agencies"
        ]
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      "kind": "hardware",
      "name": "Communications Satellites",
      "role": "manufacturer",
      "pricing": {
        "model": "quote"
      },
      "summary": "Custom-built and software-defined satellites (MDA AURORA line) for GEO, MEO, and LEO constellations serving civil, commercial, and defence communications customers.",
      "channels": [
        "direct"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "geointelligence",
      "url": "https://mda.space/geo-intelligence",
      "kind": "service",
      "name": "Geointelligence",
      "role": "manufacturer",
      "pricing": {
        "model": "quote"
      },
      "summary": "Earth observation satellites (RADARSAT-2, MDA CHORUS) and a global ground-station network delivering radar imagery and geointelligence data for maritime, environmental, and resource applications.",
      "channels": [
        "direct"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "skymaker",
      "url": "https://mda.space/skymaker",
      "kind": "hardware",
      "name": "MDA SKYMAKER",
      "role": "manufacturer",
      "pricing": {
        "model": "quote"
      },
      "summary": "Modular, scalable commercial space robotics arms built on Canadarm heritage, for satellite servicing, in-space assembly and manufacturing, lunar surface operations, and cargo logistics.",
      "channels": [
        "direct"
      ],
      "extensions": {
        "robotics": {
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          "reach_mm": {
            "max": 15000,
            "min": 1000
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          "applications": [
            "pick_place",
            "assembly"
          ],
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        }
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "canadarm3",
      "url": "https://mda.space/space-exploration-and-infrastructure",
      "kind": "hardware",
      "name": "Canadarm3",
      "role": "manufacturer",
      "summary": "Next-generation robotics system under contract for NASA's Artemis Gateway lunar outpost, combining AI, machine learning, and machine vision for autonomous and human-assisted operations.",
      "channels": [
        "direct"
      ],
      "extensions": {
        "robotics": {
          "category": "space_robotics",
          "spec_version": "0.1"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "mda-midnight",
      "url": "https://mda.space/space-exploration-and-infrastructure",
      "kind": "hardware",
      "name": "MDA MIDNIGHT",
      "role": "manufacturer",
      "pricing": {
        "model": "quote"
      },
      "summary": "Space domain awareness and defence system for protecting satellites and space-enabled missions, combining MDA SKYMAKER robotics and MDA AURORA sensing technologies.",
      "channels": [
        "direct"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "proximity-operations-sensors",
      "url": "https://mda.space/space-exploration-and-infrastructure",
      "kind": "hardware",
      "name": "Proximity Operations Sensors",
      "role": "component_manufacturer",
      "pricing": {
        "model": "quote"
      },
      "summary": "LiDAR and vision sensor systems for spacecraft rendezvous, docking, inspection, landing, navigation, and autonomous operations, flown on the ISS and planetary missions.",
      "channels": [
        "direct"
      ],
      "extensions": {
        "robotics": {
          "category": "vision_system",
          "applications": [
            "inspection"
          ],
          "spec_version": "0.1"
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "engagement": {
    "url": "https://mda.space/contact/canada/",
    "email": "robotics@mda.space",
    "phone": "(905) 790-2800",
    "methods": [
      "consultation"
    ]
  },
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        "component_manufacturer"
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      "service_area": [
        "global"
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    }
  },
  "updated_at": "2026-08-25"
}