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• SpaceX launches final block 1 WorldView Legion satellites for Maxar Technologies Spaceflight Now · 4 Feb 2025 The mission, dubbed Maxar 3 by SpaceX, was the third launch of Maxar’s WorldView Legion satellites. Liftoff from Launch Complex 39A happened at 6:13 p.m. EST (2313 UTC).
• Gateway’s Propulsion System Testing Throttles Up NASA · 4 Sep 2024 The powerhouse of Gateway, NASA’s orbiting outpost around the Moon and a critical piece of infrastructure for Artemis, is in the midst of several electric propulsion system tests. The Power and Propulsion Element (PPE),...
• Tony Frazier takes the helm at LeoLabs SpaceNews · 26 Feb 2024 Tony Frazier, who led Maxar Technologies’ Earth Intelligence business, takes the helm March 1 of space mapping firm LeoLabs.
• Orbital Outpost X names Negar Feher CEO SpaceNews · 30 Jan 2024 OOX announced the appointment of Feher, who has held management and technical roles at Lockheed Martin, Maxar Technologies, Momentus Space and SpaceRyde.
• Maxar wins contract to provide 3D imagery of Indo-Pacific region SpaceNews · 4 Jan 2024 Maxar Technologies announced Jan. 4 it secured a contract from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) to provide advanced satellite imagery and data for 3D maps and models.
• Maxar Technologies reorganizes as two separate businesses SpaceNews · 20 Sep 2023 Maxar Technologies is reorganizing and has eliminated executive positions, the company confirmed Sept. 20
• SpaceX launches Intelsat’s last C-band clearing satellite SpaceNews · 3 Aug 2023 The last satellite Intelsat needs to claim nearly $5 billion in total C-band spectrum clearing proceeds is performing well after launching Aug. 3. on a Falcon 9, its manufacturer Maxar Technologies said.
• Maxar to begin production of new small satellite bus SpaceNews · 24 Jul 2023 Maxar Technologies announced July 24 that its new satellite bus designed for low Earth orbit constellations passed a critical design review.
• Maxar pursuing defense deals for its new line of small satellites SpaceNews · 8 May 2023 Maxar Technologies is set to deliver in early 2024 the first of 16 satellite buses ordered by L3Harris for a military constellation in low Earth orbit (LEO) run by the U.S. Space Development Agency.
• Private equity firm closes $6.4 billion deal to acquire Maxar Technologies SpaceNews · 3 May 2023 The $6.4 billion buyout of Maxar Technologies is complete and the company is now officially private.
• Maxar eyes summer launch of WorldView Legion imaging satellites SpaceNews · 24 Apr 2023 After years of delays, Maxar Technologies is preparing for the first launch this summer of its next-generation imaging satellites WorldView Legion.
• Maxar secures Dish Network order in its first satellite contract of 2023 SpaceNews · 18 Apr 2023 Dish Network said April 18 it has ordered a satellite from Maxar Technologies to expand high-definition broadcast services over North America.
• NRO awards contract extensions to Hawkeye 360 and Maxar’s Aurora Insight for radio-frequency data SpaceNews · 13 Apr 2023 HawkEye 360 and Maxar Technologies have been awarded contract extensions by the National Reconnaissance Office for commercial radio-frequency (RF) data.
• Maxar unveils 30-centimeter global basemap SpaceNews · 28 Mar 2023 Maxar Technologies unveiled an updated version March 28 of its popular global basemap.
• Hughes unveils Jupiter 3 SpaceNews · 10 Mar 2023 Hughes Network System unveiled Jupiter 3, a massive geostationary communications satellite built by Maxar Technologies.
• U.S. Army extends Maxar’s contract for 3D geospatial data SpaceNews · 27 Feb 2023 The U.S. Army has extended its contract with Maxar Technologies to provide 3D geospatial data used to create immersive digital environments.
• Maxar moves to close deal with Advent after receiving no competing offers SpaceNews · 15 Feb 2023 The $6.4 billion acquisition of Maxar Technologies by the private equity firm Advent International remains on track to close in mid-2023 following completion of a 60-day “go shop” period when other offers could have been...
• Maxar Technologies acquired by private equity firm in $6.4 billion deal SpaceNews · 16 Dec 2022 Maxar Technologies, a space company that gained global attention with its high-resolution satellite images of the Ukraine war, is being acquired by the private equity firm Advent International for $6.4 billion.
• Shay Har-Noy takes the helm at Edgybees SpaceNews · 29 Nov 2022 Shay Har-Noy, former Spire Global general manager for aviation and a former DigitalGlobe and Maxar Technologies vice president, has taken the helm at Edgybees, a company that specializes in aligning satellite and aerial...
• SiriusXM orders pair of satellites to expand in Canada and Alaska SpaceNews · 29 Nov 2022 SiriusXM said Nov. 29 it has ordered two more satellites from Maxar Technologies to expand its radio broadcasting constellation.
• Maxar to compensate Echostar for Jupiter 3 delays SpaceNews · 23 Nov 2022 Echostar said Nov. 22 that Maxar Technologies is providing compensation for production issues that have delayed the launch of its Jupiter 3 satellite to at least the first half of 2023.
• Maxar offering new space-monitoring service to help track objects in orbit SpaceNews · 21 Sep 2022 Maxar Technologies has received regulatory approval to use its satellites to monitor the space environment and sell that data commercially.
• Maxar to supply 14 satellites for U.S. military missile-tracking constellation SpaceNews · 9 Aug 2022 Maxar Technologies announced Aug. 9 it was selected by L3Harris to manufacture 14 missile-detection satellites for the U.S. Space Development Agency.
• Analysts: NRO contracts will have long-term ripple effects on satellite imagery industry SpaceNews · 1 Jun 2022 The contracts recently awarded by the National Reconnaissance Office to BlackSky, Maxar Technologies and Planet Labs will likely reshape the imagery market, says a new report from Quilty Analytics.
• BlackSky, Maxar, Planet win 10-year NRO contracts for satellite imagery SpaceNews · 25 May 2022 The National Reconnaissance Office announced May 25 it awarded BlackSky, Maxar Technologies and Planet Labs 10-year contracts to provide satellite imagery for U.S. intelligence, defense and federal civil agencies.
• EchoStar says Jupiter-3 won’t be ready for 2022 launch SpaceNews · 5 May 2022 EchoStar says satellite builder Maxar Technologies won’t deliver its long-awaited Jupiter-3 satellite in time for its end-of-year launch on a Falcon 9 rocket.
• U.S. Defense Innovation Unit selects Maxar to produce robotic arms for on-orbit servicing SpaceNews · 20 Dec 2021 Maxar Technologies won a $9.3 million Defense Department contract to design and deliver two in-space servicing robotic arms for the Defense Innovation Unit.
• Space Development Agency’s request for bids challenged for ‘risk’ imposed on contractors SpaceNews · 29 Oct 2021 Maxar Technologies decided to challenge a Defense Department procurement of 126 satellites because of the financial burden the program imposed on contractors, the company said.
• DoD space agency changes course on satellite procurement in wake of Maxar’s protest SpaceNews · 28 Oct 2021 In response to a protest filed by Maxar Technologies, the Defense Department’s Space Development Agency is canceling a solicitation issued Aug. 30 seeking bids for 144 satellites and will start over with a new procuremen...
• Maxar files protest over Space Development Agency’s satellite procurement SpaceNews · 12 Oct 2021 Maxar Technologies filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office Oct. 8 challenging a Space Development Agency solicitation seeking industry bids for 126 satellites.
• NGA renews Maxar contract for satellite imagery SpaceNews · 4 Oct 2021 Maxar Technologies won a $44 million contract option from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to continue to provide U.S. government agencies with access to unclassified high-resolution commercial imagery from Ma...
• National Reconnaissance Office exercises contract option for Maxar satellite imagery SpaceNews · 4 Aug 2021 The National Reconnaissance Office has exercised a contract option to continue to procure satellite imagery from Maxar Technologies through August 2022.
• Boeing’s Chris Johnson to lead space programs at Maxar Technologies SpaceNews · 29 Apr 2021 Maxar Technologies has appointed Chris Johnson as senior vice president of space programs delivery (SPD), overseeing spacecraft and robotic systems from design to distribution.
• Maxar remains focused on multiyear diversification strategy SpaceNews · 25 Feb 2021 Maxar Technologies is continuing to diversify its business but remains in the “early innings” in attracting expanding defense and intelligence work, said Dan Jablonsky, Maxar president and CEO.
• Maxar executive: Smallsat industry deserves credit for pushing innovation SpaceNews · 10 Feb 2021 Technological advances in small satellites are helping improve spacecraft designs and pushing the industry to take more risks, said Jim McClelland, vice president of Maxar Technologies.
• SiriusXM and Maxar Technologies reveal problems with SXM-7 SpaceNews · 27 Jan 2021 SiriusXM and Maxar Technologies revealed problems with SXM-7, a SiriusXM communications satellite launched in December, in Jan. 27 filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
• Former U.S. Air Force secretary Heather Wilson joins Maxar’s board of directors SpaceNews · 19 Jan 2021 Former secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson has joined the board of directors of Maxar Technologies, the company announced Jan. 19.
• Maxar taps MDA for robotic satellite servicing technologies SpaceNews · 17 Nov 2020 MDA signed multiple contracts with its former owner Maxar Technologies to provide hardware and software for the Space Infrastructure Dexterous Robot (SPIDER), a technology demonstration planned for NASA’s On‑orbit Servic...
• Maxar eyes September 2021 launch for WorldView Legion satellites SpaceNews · 6 Nov 2020 Maxar Technologies plans to launch its first two WorldView Legion satellites as early as September 2021 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
• DigitalGlobe CEO replaces Howard Lance at Maxar Technologies SpaceNews · 13 Jan 2019