Maxar Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com Covering the business and politics of space Wed, 11 Dec 2024 14:02:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-SN_forza_star-32x32.png Maxar Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com 32 32 80681979 Maxar partners with Satellogic to enhance monitoring for defense agencies https://spacenews.com/maxar-partners-with-satellogic-to-enhance-monitoring-for-defense-agencies/ https://spacenews.com/maxar-partners-with-satellogic-to-enhance-monitoring-for-defense-agencies/#respond Wed, 11 Dec 2024 13:04:26 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=509995

The agreement grants Maxar exclusive rights to task, collect and distribute imagery from Satellogic’s high-revisit satellite constellation to support the U.S. government and international partners

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Maxar prepares for final WorldView Legion launch to complete advanced imaging constellation https://spacenews.com/maxar-prepares-for-final-worldview-legion-launch-to-complete-advanced-imaging-constellation/ https://spacenews.com/maxar-prepares-for-final-worldview-legion-launch-to-complete-advanced-imaging-constellation/#respond Thu, 21 Nov 2024 20:52:40 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=509232

The third and fourth WorldView Legion satellites launched in August were the first in Maxar’s history to be deployed in mid-inclination orbit

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Earth observation companies wary of Starshield https://spacenews.com/earth-observation-companies-wary-of-starshield/ https://spacenews.com/earth-observation-companies-wary-of-starshield/#respond Thu, 19 Sep 2024 21:28:13 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=506204 Starshield
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After seeing the disruption that Starlink has had on the satellite communications market, Earth observation companies are closely watching Starshield.

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SpaceX launches second pair of Maxar WorldView Legion imaging satellites https://spacenews.com/spacex-launches-second-pair-of-maxar-worldview-legion-imaging-satellites/ https://spacenews.com/spacex-launches-second-pair-of-maxar-worldview-legion-imaging-satellites/#respond Thu, 15 Aug 2024 13:17:21 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=498711

Maxar’s third and fourth WorldView Legion satellites launched into mid-inclination orbit

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Maxar Intelligence unveils first images from next-generation WorldView Legion satellites https://spacenews.com/maxar-intelligence-unveils-first-images-from-next-generation-worldview-legion-satellites/ https://spacenews.com/maxar-intelligence-unveils-first-images-from-next-generation-worldview-legion-satellites/#respond Thu, 18 Jul 2024 12:45:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=497251

Electro-optical imaging satellites with resolution of 30 cm such as Maxar’s WorldView Legion are capable of capturing precise images of small objects and features on the Earth’s surface

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Maxar upgrades satellite imagery basemaps https://spacenews.com/maxar-upgrades-satellite-imagery-basemaps/ https://spacenews.com/maxar-upgrades-satellite-imagery-basemaps/#respond Tue, 09 Jul 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=466149

Maxar Intelligence’s new global basemap offers 15-centimeter imagery for metropolitan areas.

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Satellite manufacturers defend diminished GEO market https://spacenews.com/satellite-manufacturers-defend-diminished-geo-market/ https://spacenews.com/satellite-manufacturers-defend-diminished-geo-market/#respond Mon, 18 Mar 2024 17:53:49 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=357082 Jupiter 3
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Manufacturers of traditional geostationary communications satellites insist demand for their products is not going away thanks to technological advances and interest in multi-orbit solutions.

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Maxar eyes spring launch of long-delayed WorldView Legion satellites https://spacenews.com/maxar-eyes-spring-launch-of-long-delayed-worldview-legion-satellites/ https://spacenews.com/maxar-eyes-spring-launch-of-long-delayed-worldview-legion-satellites/#respond Mon, 18 Mar 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=356278

Maxar announced that the first two WorldView Legion satellites have arrived at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California

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NASA cancels OSAM-1 satellite servicing technology mission https://spacenews.com/nasa-cancels-osam-1-satellite-servicing-technology-mission/ https://spacenews.com/nasa-cancels-osam-1-satellite-servicing-technology-mission/#respond Fri, 01 Mar 2024 23:23:38 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=350004 OSAM-1
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NASA has canceled a multibillion-dollar project to demonstrate satellite servicing technologies that had suffered extensive delays and cost overruns.

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SpaceX launches Ovzon’s debut broadband satellite https://spacenews.com/spacex-launches-ovzons-debut-broadband-satellite/ https://spacenews.com/spacex-launches-ovzons-debut-broadband-satellite/#respond Thu, 04 Jan 2024 10:34:13 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=225362

Swedish satcom service provider Ovzon’s first fully owned satellite lifted off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Jan. 3, closing a chapter on years of launch and manufacturing setbacks for the broadband spacecraft.

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HawkEye 360 acquires Maxar’s RF Solutions business unit https://spacenews.com/hawkeye-360-acquires-maxars-rf-solutions-business-unit/ https://spacenews.com/hawkeye-360-acquires-maxars-rf-solutions-business-unit/#respond Mon, 18 Dec 2023 13:30:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=216149

HawkEye 360 announced the acquisition Dec. 18 of Maxar Intelligence RF Solutions, the business unit formed after Maxar acquired Aurora Insight.

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Jupiter-3 deploys solar arrays and antennas in orbit https://spacenews.com/jupiter-3-deploys-solar-arrays-and-antennas-in-orbit/ https://spacenews.com/jupiter-3-deploys-solar-arrays-and-antennas-in-orbit/#respond Tue, 21 Nov 2023 00:12:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=209487 EchoStar-24/Jupiter-3 SSL Hughes
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the world’s heaviest commercial communications satellite, is performing as expected after deploying solar arrays and antennas in geostationary orbit.

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NASA expands purchase of commercial Earth-observation data with latest award https://spacenews.com/nasa-expands-purchase-of-commercial-data-with-latest-award/ https://spacenews.com/nasa-expands-purchase-of-commercial-data-with-latest-award/#respond Thu, 05 Oct 2023 16:57:27 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=192607

Airbus DS Geo, Capella Space, GHGSat, Maxar, PlanetiQ, Spire Global and Umbra were selected under the fixed-price, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract to provide Earth observation data and services in support of NASA research.

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Maxar’s Largest Ever Satellite, Hughes JUPITER 3, Performing Well After Launch https://spacenews.com/maxars-largest-ever-satellite-hughes-jupiter-3-performing-well-after-launch/ Sat, 29 Jul 2023 15:36:17 +0000 https://spaceref.com/?p=210038 Jupiter 3
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Maxar Technologies, provider of comprehensive space solutions and secure, precise, geospatial intelligence, today announced that the largest commercial communications satellite ever built, the JUPITER™ 3 satellite for Hughes, an EchoStar […]

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Maxar unveils platform to speed up imagery access https://spacenews.com/maxar-unveils-platform-to-speed-up-imagery-access/ https://spacenews.com/maxar-unveils-platform-to-speed-up-imagery-access/#respond Thu, 13 Jul 2023 21:40:19 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=168887

MGP platform is designed to simplify and speed up access to the Colorado company’s high-resolution Earth imagery.

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Maxar Publishes 2022 ESG Report https://spacenews.com/maxar-publishes-2022-esg-report/ Wed, 19 Apr 2023 22:13:32 +0000 https://spaceref.com/?p=208001

Maxar Technologies (NYSE:MAXR) (TSX:MAXR), provider of comprehensive space solutions and secure, precise, geospatial intelligence, today announced the release of its 2022 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report. The Maxar ESG […]

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Satellite manufacturers continue to diversify https://spacenews.com/satellite-manufacturers-continue-to-diversify/ https://spacenews.com/satellite-manufacturers-continue-to-diversify/#respond Tue, 14 Mar 2023 14:14:51 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=146775

Companies with a history of manufacturing large geostationary satellites have succeeded in diversifying their product lines to attract new customers.  

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Maxar to Provide Environmental Monitoring for Government of Guyana https://spacenews.com/maxar-to-provide-environmental-monitoring-for-government-of-guyana/ Wed, 22 Feb 2023 10:03:00 +0000 https://spaceref.com/?p=206616

Maxar Technologies (NYSE:MAXR) (TSX:MAXR), provider of comprehensive space solutions and secure, precise, geospatial intelligence, today announced that the Guyana Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) has entered into a three-year contractual […]

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Maxar Secures Dedicated Access to Umbra’s SAR Constellation https://spacenews.com/maxar-secures-dedicated-access-to-umbras-sar-constellation/ Thu, 16 Feb 2023 10:12:00 +0000 https://spaceref.com/?p=206494 Singapore
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The combined offering, which is expected to be available starting in Q2 2023 and be fully integrated by 2024, will represent the most advanced multisource geospatial intelligence solution for a […]

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Full steam ahead for NOAA’s $20 billion GeoXO program https://spacenews.com/20-billion-geoxo-program/ https://spacenews.com/20-billion-geoxo-program/#respond Tue, 10 Jan 2023 20:48:12 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=135955

The $19.6 billion budget for the GeoXO program, approved in December, covers six satellites, operations and support extending from 2022 to 2052.

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Commercial innovation for NOAA ground enterprise architecture https://spacenews.com/noaa-enterprise-ground-architecture/ https://spacenews.com/noaa-enterprise-ground-architecture/#respond Tue, 10 Jan 2023 05:24:08 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=135921

NOAA would “far exceed the funds available” if the agency carries out plans to expand its constellation through 2042 without changing its ground architecture, said Michael Morgan, Commerce Department assistant secretary for environmental observation and prediction.

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Maxar Technologies To Be Acquired by Advent International for $6.4 Billion https://spacenews.com/maxar-technologies-to-be-acquired-by-advent-international-for-6-4-billion/ Fri, 16 Dec 2022 17:57:43 +0000 https://spaceref.com/?p=205168

Maxar Technologies (NYSE:MAXR) (TSX:MAXR) (“Maxar” or the “Company”), provider of comprehensive space solutions and secure, precise, geospatial intelligence, today announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to […]

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Maxar Technologies acquired by private equity firm in $6.4 billion deal https://spacenews.com/maxar-technologies-acquired-by-private-equity-firm-in-6-4-billion-deal/ https://spacenews.com/maxar-technologies-acquired-by-private-equity-firm-in-6-4-billion-deal/#respond Fri, 16 Dec 2022 12:51:20 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=135482

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.

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Maxar Secures NOAA Approval to Provide Non-Earth Imaging Services to Government and Commercial Customers https://spacenews.com/maxar-secures-noaa-approval-to-provide-non-earth-imaging-services-to-government-and-commercial-customers/ Tue, 06 Dec 2022 00:08:00 +0000 https://spaceref.com/?p=204892

Maxar Technologies (NYSE:MAXR) (TSX:MAXR), provider of comprehensive space solutions and secure, precise, geospatial intelligence, today announced that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has modified Maxar’s remote sensing license […]

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