Honeywell Selected By MDA Space To Deliver Satellite Control Systems

PHOENIX, Dec. 12, 2024 – Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON) today announced its satellite Attitude Control System products for space-based communications have been selected for use by MDA Space Ltd. (TSX:MDA), a leading provider of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global space industry. Honeywell’s technology will be part of MDA AURORA^TM, an industry-leading product line driving the transition from analog to digital satellite technology, including in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellations.

Through the strategic relationship, Honeywell will provide Reaction Wheel Assemblies, 3-Axis Space Rate Sensors and Magnetometer Unit products for satellite Attitude Control Systems to MDA Space. Honeywell’s Attitude Control System products offer a comprehensive control and steering solution for satellites that maintain proper altitude and position of space vehicles. This technology is essential for effective signal communication and solar power generation to keep the satellites operating efficiently.

With the integration of Honeywell’s technology, MDA AURORA^TM will support product deliveries for anchor customer Telesat’s LEO satellite constellation Telesat Lightspeed, an innovative, advanced global network that will bring enterprise-class connectivity to customers worldwide.

“Our relationship with MDA Space highlights our commitment to innovation in the rapidly expanding LEO satellite industry,” said Marina Mississian, Senior Director, Global Space Systems, Honeywell Aerospace Technologies. “As we build on our more than 50 years of space technology heritage, our work with MDA Space is pushing the boundaries of what is possible in space-based communication systems, helping create solutions that meet the evolving needs of the satellite industry for years to come."

Designed to meet the changing technical and business requirements of the satellite industry, the software-defined MDA AURORA^TM product line provides operators with unparalleled flexibility and functionality, dramatically enhancing constellation performance at reduced cost and time. 

Honeywell’s satellite Attitude Control System products selected by MD Space are tailored to “New Space” volume production requirements. The development and selection of these innovative technologies also further supports Honeywell’s alignment of its portfolio to three compelling megatrends, including the future of aviation.

About Honeywell

Products and services from Honeywell Aerospace Technologies are found on virtually every commercial, defense and space aircraft, and in many terrestrial systems. The Aerospace Technologies business unit builds aircraft engines, cockpit and cabin electronics, wireless connectivity systems, mechanical components, power systems, and more. Its hardware and software solutions create more fuel-efficient aircraft, more direct and on-time flights and safer skies and airports. For more information, visit www.honeywell.com/us/en or follow us at @Honeywell_Aero.

Honeywell is an integrated operating company serving a broad range of industries and geographies around the world. Our business is aligned with three powerful megatrends – automation, the future of aviation and energy transition – underpinned by our Honeywell Accelerator operating system and Honeywell Forge IoT platform. As a trusted partner, we help organizations solve the world's toughest, most complex challenges, providing actionable solutions and innovations through our Aerospace Technologies, Industrial Automation, Building Automation and Energy and Sustainability Solutions business segments that help make the world smarter and safer as well as more secure and sustainable. For more news and information on Honeywell, please visit www.honeywell.com/newsroom.

About MDA Space

Building the space between proven and possible, MDA Space (TSX:MDA) is a trusted mission partner to the global space industry. A robotics, satellite systems and geointelligence pioneer with a 55-year+ story of world firsts and more than 450 missions, MDA Space is a global leader in communications satellites, Earth and space observation, and space exploration and infrastructure.

The MDA Space team of more than 3,000 space experts in Canada, the US and the UK has the knowledge and know-how to turn an audacious customer vision into an achievable mission – bringing to bear a one-of-a-kind mix of experience, engineering excellence and wide-eyed wonder that’s been in the company’s DNA since day one. For those who dream big and push boundaries on the ground and in the stars to change the world for the better, we’ll take you there. For more information, visit mda.space.