# MDA Space
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Canadian space-technology company surfaced as the RADARSAT-1 industrial contractor/data distributor in CSA RADARSAT-1 materials.

## Specifications
- **country**: Canada
- **website**: https://mda.space/
- **operator domains**: ["mda.space"]
- **founded year**: 1969
- **entity type**: company
- **last verified date**: 2026-06-26
- **verified by**: agency-doc
- **claim status**: unclaimed
- **attributes**: {"kind":"commercial","country":"Canada","website":"https://mda.space/","operator_domains":"[\"mda.space\"]","description":"Canadian space-technology company surfaced as the RADARSAT-1 industrial contractor/data distributor in CSA RADARSAT-1 materials.","founded_year":1969}
- **relevance**: in-scope

## Editorial
MDA Space is a Canadian space-technology company founded in 1969, with geointelligence, satellite systems, robotics, and space operations lines.[^mda-investor-relations][^mda-home] For Earth-observation users, its role centers on RADARSAT-2 ownership and operations, radar imagery, analytics, Maritime Insights, and ground-station systems.[^csa-radarsat2-about][^mda-geointelligence] Its portfolio also includes a planned multi-sensor Earth-observation mission and ground-station systems.[^mda-geointelligence]

## Sources
- [mda-home] | MDA Space home page | https://mda.space/ | tier=operator-marketing | accessed=2026-06-26
- [mda-investor-relations] | MDA Space Investor Relations | https://mda-en.investorroom.com/ | tier=operator-marketing | accessed=2026-06-26
- [mda-geointelligence] | Earth and space observation mission partner | https://mda.space/geo-intelligence | tier=operator-marketing | accessed=2026-06-26
- [csa-radarsat1-about] | About RADARSAT-1 | https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellites/radarsat1/about.asp | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-26 | published=2025-11-07
- [csa-radarsat2-about] | About RADARSAT-2 | https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellites/radarsat2/about.asp | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-26 | published=2025-10-31

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