Maxar Space Systems
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SiriusXM’s SXM-10 Satellite Successfully Begins Operational Service
SiriusXM and Maxar Space Systems announced today that the SXM-10 satellite has completed in-orbit testing and is now fully operational by SiriusXM following its successful launch by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on June 7, 2025. SXM-10 will provide continuous reliable delivery of SiriusXM’s audio entertainment and information services to consumers. SXM-10 is the 11th high-powered, digital audio radio satellite…
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Maxar Space Systems Selected to Build High-Power EchoStar XXVI Satellite
Maxar Space Systems, a trusted partner in satellite design and manufacturing, today announced it has been awarded a contract by EchoStar Corporation (Nasdaq: SATS) to manufacture EchoStar XXVI, a high-power geostationary communications satellite based on the Maxar 1300™ platform. EchoStar XXVI will deliver robust coverage to DISH TV customers across all 50 U.S. states, including Puerto Rico, and is engineered…
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Maxar Space Systems Secures New Satellite Order
Maxar Space Systems, satellite manufacturer and provider of advanced solutions for space exploration, has received an order for a geostationary (GEO) high-power communications satellite from a private commercial customer. “We are committed to delivering quality solutions that add value for our customers, and this new order highlights our ability to provide scalable platforms for diverse mission needs.”Post this The satellite…
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MAXAR SPACE SYSTEMS Successfully Delivers Tranche 1 Tracking Layer Spacecraft to L3Harris
Maxar Space Systems, leading satellite manufacturer and provider of advanced solutions for space exploration and operations, today announced it has delivered the first of 16 spacecraft buses to L3Harris Technologies [NYSE: LHX] to support the Space Development Agency (SDA)’s Tranche 1 Tracking Layer program. Leveraging their Maxar 300™ platform, Maxar Space Systems designed and developed this purpose-built bus to enable…
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SiriusXM’s SXM-9 Satellite Completes In-Orbit Testing and Begins Service
SiriusXM and Maxar Space Systems announced today that the SXM-9 satellite has completed in-orbit testing and is now fully operational by SiriusXM after being successfully launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on December 5, 2024. “The Maxar 1300™ platform is designed with mission adaptability and reliability in mind, making it an ideal choice for the requirements of SXM-9 and…
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NASA
Gateway: Energizing Exploration
Discover the cutting-edge technology powering Gateway, humanity’s first lunar space station. Two engineers in cleanroom suits work on the Power and Propulsion Element at Maxar Space Systems in Palo Alto, California. Maxar Space Systems Technicians work diligently to assemble a key power element of Gateway, the lunar space station that will become the most powerful solar electric spacecraft ever flown. Gateway’s Power…
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Maxar Space Systems-Built Ovzon 3 Satellite Launched
Maxar Space Systems, a leading provider of comprehensive space technologies, today announced that the Ovzon 3 satellite is performing as expected after launch. Maxar Space Systems manufactured the satellite for Ovzon at their Palo Alto, California, facility using its modular architecture platform. The satellite launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on…
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NASA
NASA’s Psyche—Maxar Space Systems’ First Deep Space Spacecraft— Performing Well After Launch
NASA’s longest mission to use commercial solar electric propulsion (SEP) is underway after launch earlier today. Maxar Space Systems, provider of comprehensive space technologies, built the unique spacecraft chassis based on the Maxar 1300™ series bus, the world’s most trusted space platform. The Maxar Space Systems-built Psyche chassis spread its two solar arrays and successfully started maneuvers toward the asteroid…
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