Maxar Technologies
American space technology company
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| March 2025 | Maxar Technologies decided to limit Ukraine's access to its satellite imagery. |
| 2024 | Launched WorldView Legion, a fleet of six high-performing satellites designed to provide near-time insights for rapidly changing areas on Earth. |
| September 2023 | Maxar was restructured into two business units: Maxar Space Systems (based in California, led by CEO Chris Johnson) and Maxar Intelligence (based in Colorado, led by CEO Dan Smoot). |
| May 2023 | Maxar Technologies was acquired by private equity firm Advent International in an all-cash transaction valued at $6.4 billion, marking a significant transition for the company. |
| 2022 | Announced to be taken private through an acquisition led by Advent International in a cash deal worth $6.4 billion. |
| 2022 | Maxar published several satellite images that documented a Russian military convoy during its invasion of Ukraine. |
| April 8 2020 | The sale of MDA to Northern Private Capital was officially closed, returning MDA to a separate operating company named MDA Ltd., which later listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. |
| 2019 | Completed U.S. domestication, with the parent company incorporated in the state of Delaware. |
| December 30 2019 | Maxar announced a definitive agreement to sell MDA's assets to a consortium of financial sponsors led by Northern Private Capital for US$765 million, including all of MDA's Canadian businesses. |
| May 2019 | Maxar was selected by NASA as the provider of the power and propulsion element for the Lunar Gateway project. |
| April 2019 | The company restructured its debts after receiving an insurance payment that covered only a fifth of the WorldView-4 satellite's total launch cost. |
| January 2019 | Maxar lost its relatively new WorldView-4 satellite, which significantly impacted the company's market capitalization, dropping from $3 billion to $0.3 billion in half a year. |
| September 2018 | In Q3, Maxar experienced financial challenges with revenue and adjusted profit missing estimates due to a decline in its satellite manufacturing segment for geosynchronous Earth orbit communications. |
| October 5 2017 | DigitalGlobe and MDA Holdings Company merged to form Maxar Technologies, establishing the company as a significant space technology enterprise. |
| 2012 | Acquired Space Systems/Loral for US$875 million, positioning MDA as one of the world's leading communication satellite companies. |
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