Bremen, February 24, 2025 – OHB System AG announced today it has been selected by MDA Space Ltd. (TSX:MDA), a leading provider of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global space industry, as part of the company’s supply chain for MDA AURORATM, a game-changing product line driving the transition from analog to digital satellite technology.
OHB System AG will provide the satellite control software and the operational simulator for MDA AURORATM. The MDA AURORATM supply chain will help support product deliveries for anchor customer Telesat’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation Telesat Lightspeed, an innovative, advanced global network that will bring enterprise-class connectivity to customers worldwide.
“We are delighted to have the opportunity to contribute our software development expertise to a product that will form the basis of future constellations of multi-purpose communications satellites for MDA Space customers,” said Joseph Duncan, Board Member for Development and AIT at OHB System AG.
Designed to meet the changing technical and business requirements of the satellite industry, the software-defined MDA AURORATM product line provides operators with unparalleled flexibility and functionality, dramatically enhancing constellation performance at reduced cost and time to market.
About OHB System AG
OHB System AG is the largest subsidiary of the German space and technology group OHB SE and one of the three leading providers of space systems in Europe. Headquartered in Bremen and with a second strong location in Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich, OHB System AG has more than 40 years of experience in the development of high-tech solutions for space missions and other applications. The product and service portfolio focuses on the realization of satellite systems for Earth observation, navigation, telecommunications and reconnaissance and is supplemented by the design and implementation of scientific missions for the exploration of our solar system as well as projects for human space flight. We.Create.Space.
ABOUT MDA SPACE
Building the space between proven and possible, MDA Space (TSX:MDA) is a trusted mission partner to the global space industry. A robotics, satellite systems and geointelligence pioneer with a 55-year+ story of world firsts and more than 450 missions, MDA Space is a global leader in communications satellites, Earth and space observation, and space exploration and infrastructure. 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 the company’s 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 mda.space.
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