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MDA SECURES NEW CONTRACT TO SUPPLY Ka-BAND MULTIBEAM ANTENNAS FOR ARGENTINA'S ARSAT-SG1 SATELLITE
MDA SECURES NEW CONTRACT TO SUPPLY Ka-BAND MULTIBEAM ANTENNAS FOR ARGENTINA'S ARSAT-SG1 SATELLITE...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n MDA SECURES NEW CONTRACT TO SUPPLY Ka-BAND MULTIBEAM ANTENNAS FOR ARGENTINA'S ARSAT-SG1 SATELLITE\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n The antennas will be built, assembled and tested at MDA's state-of-the art high volume satellite production facility in\n \n Montreal\n \n \n \n \n \n \n BRAMPTON, ON\n \n \n ,\n \n \n Feb. 9, 2023\n \n \n /CNW/ - MDA Ltd. (TSX: MDA), a leading provider of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global space industry, today announced a new contract award to design, build and supply all of the Ka-band multibeam antennas for the ARSAT-SG1 satellite. ARSAT is\n \n Argentina's\n \n national telecommunications company and ARSAT-SG1 will provide high-speed internet as well as digital video and voice services across the country and to\n \n Bolivia\n \n ,\n \n Paraguay\n \n and\n \n Chile\n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This is the first contract signed between MDA and ARSAT. MDA is a world leader in providing antennas to the geosynchronous equatorial orbit (GEO), medium earth orbit (MEO), and low earth orbit (LEO) satellite markets.\n \n \n \"It is a privilege to work with ARSAT to build these antennas that will help bring enhanced digital connectivity to\n \n Argentina\n \n and neighbouring countries,\" said\n \n Mike Greenley\n \n , CEO of MDA. \"This contract is another example of how MDA is leveraging its satellite systems technology and offerings to further expand our global footprint and customer base.\"\n \n \n ARSAT-SG1 is a high throughput full electric geostationary communications satellite. The ARSAT antennas will be built in MDA's state of the art high volume production facility in\n \n Montreal\n \n . MDA technology has been integrated into more than 350 satellite missions to date, with more than 2,000 antenna subsystems and 3,000 electronic subsystems on approximately 850 satellites currently in orbit.\n \n \n \"We highly value the work being done by MDA in the development of the antennas for our third sat...