MDA Selected to Perform System Design Phase for Wildfire Monitoring Satellite
August 30 2019 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
MDA, a Maxar company, (NYSE: MAXR; TSX: MAXR), has been awarded
a contract from the Canadian Space Agency to execute the system
design phase of a forest fire monitoring satellite called
WildFireSat.
The purpose of the WildFireSat (WFS) mission would be to provide
a space-based capability to increase Canada’s ability to monitor
wildland fires across the country, including near real-time
information in support of wildland fire management and research,
emission measurements in support of international carbon reporting
requirements and improved smoke and air quality forecasting.
“MDA looks forward to working with the Canadian Space Agency,
its government partners, and a great Canadian industrial team on
the first phase of this important project that aims to improve
Canada’s ability to detect and monitor forest and other wildland
fires,” said Mike Greenley, group president of MDA. “This project
will leverage MDA’s world-leading satellite development and
production capabilities, gained through being the Government of
Canada’s leading mission prime partner for satellite programs,
including for the recently launched RADARSAT Constellation
Mission.”
On Phase A of the WFS project, MDA will work with the Canadian
Space Agency, Natural Resources Canada’s Canadian Forest Service,
Environment and Climate Change Canada and potentially other
government partners to develop a system concept for the WFS mission
and derive system requirements, and to produce a mission
development plan as well as cost estimates for future phases of the
project. In addition, MDA plans to engage an impressive industrial
team to deliver this Phase A design work.
About Maxar
Maxar is a trusted partner and innovator in Earth Intelligence
and Space Infrastructure. We deliver disruptive value to government
and commercial customers to help them monitor, understand and
navigate our changing planet; deliver global broadband
communications; and explore and advance the use of space. Our
unique approach combines decades of deep mission understanding and
a proven commercial and defense foundation to deploy solutions and
deliver insights with unrivaled speed, scale and cost
effectiveness. Maxar’s 5,900 team members in 30 global locations
are inspired to harness the potential of space to help our
customers create a better world. Maxar trades on the New York Stock
Exchange and Toronto Stock Exchange as MAXR. For more information,
visit www.maxar.com.
About MDA, a Maxar company
MDA is an internationally recognized leader in space robotics,
space sensors, satellite payloads, antennas and subsystems,
surveillance and intelligence systems, defense and maritime
systems, and geospatial radar imagery. MDA's extensive space
expertise and heritage translates into mission-critical defence and
commercial applications that include multi-platform command,
control and surveillance systems, aeronautical information systems,
land administration systems and terrestrial robotics. MDA is also a
leading supplier of actionable mission-critical information and
insights derived from multiple data sources. Founded in 1969, MDA
is recognized as one of Canada's most successful technology
ventures with locations in Richmond, Ottawa, Brampton, Montreal,
Halifax and the United Kingdom. For more information visit
www.mdacorporation.com.
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Leslie Swartman | MDA Media Contact | 1-613-736-6917 |
leslie.swartman@mdacorporation.com
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