MDA Space Signs $1.1B Contract with Globalstar to Build Next Leo Constellation Satellite

MDA Space will manufacture more than 50 software-defined digital satellites for Globalstar.

A MDA Space facility.
A MDA Space facility.
MDA Space

MDA Space Ltd. announced that it has signed a definitive contract with Globalstar Inc. 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 AURORATM software-defined digital satellites for Globalstar.

The definitive contract 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.

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