MDA Space Signs $1.1b Contract with Globalstar to Build Next Generation Leo Constellation
February 11, 2025
MDA Space will manufacture more than 50 MDA AURORA™ software-defined digital satellites for Globalstar
MDA Space Ltd., a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, has announced that it has signed a definitive contract with Globalstar Inc. (NYSE American: GSAT) to be the prime contractor for the satellite operator’s next generation low Earth orbit (LEO) constellation, with a total contract value of approximately $1.1 billion*.
As part of the definitive contract for the full LEO constellation, MDA Space will manufacture more than 50 MDA AURORA™ software-defined digital satellites for Globalstar.
“We are pleased to once again be working with Globalstar as they develop their next generation LEO constellation,” said Mike Greenley, CEO of MDA Space. “With the full contract now in place, we are moving full speed ahead on the program.”
The definitive contract announced on February 10th is a follow-on to an initial Authorization to Proceed (ATP) contract with an undisclosed customer, previously announced on November 17, 2023.
A contract value of approximately $750 million will be added to the company’s backlog in the first quarter of fiscal 2025. This amount is in addition to the ATP value of approximately $350 million that was previously added to backlog, for a total value of $1.1 billion under the definitive contract.
*Contract value is stated in CAD. Management assumed US/CAD exchange rate of 1.43.
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The MDA Space team of more than 3,000 space experts in Canada, the US and the UK has the knowledge and know-how to turn an audacious customer vision into an achievable mission – bringing to bear a one-of-a-kind mix of experience, engineering excellence and wide-eyed wonder that’s been in our DNA since day one. For those who dream big and push boundaries on the ground and in the stars to change the world for the better, we’ll take you there. For more information, visit www.mda.space.
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