MDA Space Ltd., a trusted space mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, has announced it has been awarded a contract by SWISSto12 to provide antenna systems for three of the company’s HummingSat satellites for geostationary orbit (GEO). The satellites will be deployed as part of the Inmarsat-8 program to provide crucial safety services and support advances in emergency tracking.
As part of the contract, MDA Space will design and build high-performance L-Band navigation antennas, leveraging the company’s leading-edge products already supplied for multiple global navigation and Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) missions. MDA Space will also design and configure the innovative packaging concepts that are required on the GEO SmallSat platform.
“MDA Space has an established reputation for leveraging our best-in-class design and manufacturing capabilities to support safety-critical missions and we look forward to working with SWISSto12 to extend these capabilities,” said Mike Greenley, CEO of MDA Space. “Our track record of delivering on multiple constellation missions to both government and commercial partners positions us to further capitalize on repeat orders in this growing GEO SmallSat market.”
SWISSto12 is one of Europe’s fastest-growing aerospace companies and a leading satellite and Radio Frequency product manufacturer. In 2023, the company was selected to develop three Inmarsat-8 satellites to provide additional network resilience to support Inmarsat’s global L-band safety services.
This is the second MDA Space contract in the GEO SmallSat market with SWISSto12.
The antennas will be built, assembled and tested at the state-of-the-art MDA Space satellite production facility in Montreal.
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