Maxar Selected by NASA to Study Future Space Communications Architecture and Services
May 16 2019 - 9:10AM
Business Wire
Maxar Technologies (NYSE:MAXR) (TSX:MAXR), a U.S.-based global
technology innovator powering the new space economy, today
announced that it has been selected by NASA to study future systems
that could revolutionize NASA’s space-based communications
architecture through innovative technologies and commercial
partnerships. The future architecture would be used for scientific
and human exploration missions in Earth orbit, at the Moon, and
throughout the solar system beginning in the mid-2020s.
NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation Program currently
offers space-based radio frequency communications services for all
of the agency’s space communications activities via its Space
Network. The Space Network consists of a constellation of
geosynchronous satellites called TDRS and ground systems that
operate as a relay system between satellites.
Leveraging current and planned commercial communication and
navigation infrastructure, Maxar will study concepts to augment the
Space Network with more advanced optical communications
capabilities and enhanced radio frequency services. Maxar will also
study a framework that allows for a transition from
government-owned and managed space services to commercially
developed and operated services. This future architecture could
unlock the promise of human exploration, new and greater scientific
discovery, and reduce development and operations costs for future
missions through improved communication and navigation
services.
“This award highlights Maxar’s ongoing commitment to the
development of innovative space solutions that will open up a new
realm of possibilities for human exploration,” said Megan
Fitzgerald, Maxar’s Senior Vice President and General Manager of
Space Solutions. “This future architecture will be designed to
yield significant development and operations savings over
government-owned systems and will also provide the benefit of
frequent technology advancements.”
Maxar has decades of experience in developing cutting-edge
systems for space communications. The company has built some of the
world’s highest capacity spacecraft, including JUPITER™ 1/EchoStar
XVII and JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX – which power HughesNet® high-speed
satellite Internet service across the Americas. Maxar is currently
building JUPITER 3, which will provide more concentrated capacity
over high-use areas than any other satellite. Maxar has also
contributed advanced concepts for the U.S. Air Force’s
next-generation protected satellite communications architecture and
has built more than 280 satellites, with 91 commercial
communications satellites currently in service.
The operations of DigitalGlobe, SSL and Radiant Solutions were
unified under the Maxar brand in February; MDA continues to operate
as an independent business unit within the Maxar organization.
About Maxar Technologies
As a global leader of advanced space technology solutions, Maxar
is at the nexus of the new space economy, developing and sustaining
the infrastructure and delivering the information, services, and
systems that unlock the promise of space for commercial and
government markets. The operations of DigitalGlobe, SSL and Radiant
Solutions were unified under the Maxar brand in February; MDA
continues to operate as an independent business unit within the
Maxar organization. As a trusted partner with 5,900 employees in
over 30 global locations, Maxar provides vertically integrated
capabilities and expertise including satellites, Earth imagery,
robotics, geospatial data and analytics to help customers
anticipate and address their most complex mission-critical
challenges with confidence. Every day, billions of people rely on
Maxar to communicate, share information and data, and deliver
insights that Build a Better World. Maxar trades on the New York
Stock Exchange and Toronto Stock Exchange as MAXR. For more
information, visit www.maxar.com.
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