MDA Space Missions
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| Type | Subsidiary |
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| Founded | MD Robotics (1999), Dynacs (2002) |
| Headquarters | Richmond, BC and Houston, Texas |
| Key people |
Dan King (Director of Orbital Robotics at MD Robotics), Stan Starr (Chief Engineer and Deputy Program Director at Dynacs) |
| Parent | MacDonald Dettwiler |
| Website | sm.mdacorporation.com |
MDA Space Missions is an operating unit of MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates, comprising the following wholly owned subsidiaries:
- Alliance Spacesystems, a space robotics company based in Pasadena, California and Los Alamitos, California, purchased 14 Dec 2007, and currently a part of the MDA Federal operating unit as of January 2012[update].[1]
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[edit] MDA contributions
In addition to design, safety, reliability, and quality assurance engineering services, MDA's contributions include:
- Canadarm
- Canadarm2 for the International Space Station
- RADARSAT-1, the first commercial radar earth observation satellite
- RADARSAT-2, the world's most advanced civilian radar earth observation satellite
- Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator also known as "Dextre" or the "Canada Hand"
- The robotic arm and weather station on Phoenix mission to Mars
In January 2005, the unit won a high profile project (valued at $154 million USD) to provide a rescue and repair solution for the Hubble Space Telescope.[2] The contract was later canceled by NASA.
[edit] Under development
- In March 2011, MDA announced funding partner and inaugural launch customer (Intelsat) for the commercially-developed MDA Space Infrastructure Servicing vehicle, a refueling depot and service spacecraft for communication satellites in geosynchronous orbit—slated to be the first in-space propellant depot in the history of spaceflight. Launch planned for 2015.[3]
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[edit] References
- ^ "Quick Facts". webpage. Alliance Spacesystems. http://www.alliancespacesystems.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=81&Itemid=120. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- ^ "MDA Space Missions - News". http://sm.mdacorporation.com/news/pr05012005.html. Retrieved 2006-07-15.
- ^ "Intelsat Picks MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. for Satellite Servicing". press release. CNW Group. http://www.canadanewswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2011/15/c2866.html. Retrieved 2011-03-15. "MDA plans to launch its Space Infrastructure Servicing ("SIS") vehicle into near geosynchronous orbit, where it will service commercial and government satellites in need of additional fuel, re-positioning or other maintenance. ... MDA and Intelsat will work together to finalize specifications and other requirements over the next six months before both parties authorize the build phase of the program. The first refueling mission is to be available 3.5 years following the commencement of the build phase."
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