MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.
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| Traded as | : MAXR and : MAXR |
| Industry | Information technology services, Engineering services, Communications satellite |
| Founded | 1969 |
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| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States |
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| Revenue |
 $2.1 billion CAD (2016) |
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$139.6 million CAD (2016) |
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Number of employees
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6,500 (2018) |
| Subsidiaries | MDA, SSL, DigitalGlobe, Radiant Solutions |
| Website | www.maxar.com |
Maxar Technologies Ltd., formerly MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates, is an international space technology company headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States, specializing in manufacturing communication, earth observation, radar, and on-orbit servicing satellites, satellite products, and related services. DigitalGlobe and MDA Holdings Company merged to become Maxar Technologies on 5 October 2017. Maxar Technologies is the parent holding company of MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates, Ltd., headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Space Systems Loral, headquartered in Palo Alto, California, United States; DigitalGlobe, headquartered in Westminster, Colorado, United States; and Radiant Solutions, located in Herndon, Virginia, Gaithersburg, Maryland and Tampa, Florida.
Maxar Technologies is dual-listed on the and as MAXR.
Maxar's most visible products include the Canadarm used on the NASA Space Shuttle, as well as the Canadarm2 and Dextre remote manipulator systems on the International Space Station.
Maxar provides operational solutions to commercial and government organizations worldwide, including:
Maxar is a member of the British Columbia Technology Industry Association.
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