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MDA Space

Canadian space technology company providing RADARSAT satellites
Tracked because Canadian space technology company providing RADARSAT satellites · 12 documented connections
Facts on record6
Connections mapped12
Sources cited15
✦ Thin coverage gap +24 connected to 12 entities · only 6 facts on record · flagged for follow-up research
Evidence: 1S 5I
Stated vs Revealed
No documented contradictions on file.
[PUBLIC COST ESTIMATE]
Documented financial relationships span 0 money flow chains, while 2 elected officials hold documented connections.
0Money Chains
0Traced Hops
Connected Officials
Calculation Methodology

Contract values are summed from documented money flow chains where this entity appears as a source or destination node. Amounts are drawn from USASpending.gov, FEC filings, SEC EDGAR, or LD-2 lobbying registrations.

Donor contributions aggregate documented amounts from the donor_interests table, sourced from FEC individual and PAC contribution filings.

Connected officials are elected officials in our database with a mapped relationship (lobbying, board membership, campaign contribution, etc.) to this entity.

Annualised flow represents the total documented dollar amount traced through money flow hops involving this entity. Where hop-level amounts are unavailable, the chain-level documented total is used as a conservative upper bound.

All figures are drawn from public filings. Estimates are conservative — undisclosed transactions, dark money, and vanish-point hops are excluded from totals. This is a minimum documented floor, not a ceiling.

PATTERN person → [donor] → elected official → [donor] → company 763× PATTERN company → [donor] → elected official → [donor] → elected ... 117× PATTERN company → [regulatory filing] → government agency → [regu... 105× PATTERN company → [regulatory filing] → government agency 105× PATTERN company → [regulatory filing] → government agency → [File... 104×
Connection Map
Key Connections
→ Securities and Exchange Commission government agency
regulatory_filing
MDA Space filed a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on 2021-02-24.
← Anita Anand person
affiliation
Anita Anand’s defense portfolio includes space projects involving MDA Space.
← NORAD-Continental Defence Modernization Office (NCDMO) government agency
contractor
Space technology contractor working with NCDMO on defense modernization projects
← 3 Canadian Space Division (3 CSD) government agency
contractor
Space technology contractor working with 3 Canadian Space Division on space-based defense capabilities
Facts (6)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 154d ago · Avg age: 613d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
✓ Verified Findings (1)
Independently re-checked: a second model read the source artifact and confirmed it supports the extracted claim.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated MDA Space filed filing with the SEC on 2021-02-24. Accession number: N/A.
Date: 2021-02-24 Added: 12 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: SEC EDGAR: filing — MDA Space (2021-02-24)
All Connections (12)
→ Brian Schatz elected official
donor inferential
Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)
→ Pete Ricketts elected official
donor inferential
Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)
→ Eric Hovde elected official
donor inferential
Documented campaign donor / political contributor (inferential mapping from public donor profile and party / state heuristics)
→ Securities and Exchange Commission government agency
regulatory_filing primary since 2021
MDA Space filed a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on 2021-02-24.
← 3 Canadian Space Division (3 CSD) government agency
contractor primary since 2026
Space technology contractor working with 3 Canadian Space Division on space-based defense capabilities
contractor primary since 2024
Space technology contractor working with NCDMO on defense modernization projects
← Anita Anand person
affiliation primary since 2023
Anita Anand’s defense portfolio includes space projects involving MDA Space.
← Bill Blair person
affiliation inferential since 2026
Bill Blair's listing near 'MDA Space' suggests a connection to Canadian space industry or defense contracts, given MDA Space's role in Canada's space sector.
contractor inferential since 2026
MDA Space is likely the prime contractor or a key industrial partner supporting the Defence Enhanced Surveillance from Space Project (DESSP), given their role in Canadian space surveillance systems.
defense_contractor inferential since 2026
Brigadier-General G. Michael Adamson appears in proximity to MDA Space in the known entities database, indicating likely professional interaction with this major Canadian space technology contractor, consistent with satellite program management.
← Sapphire Satellite instrument
contractor secondary since 2026
MDA Space (formerly MacDonald Dettwiler) built the Sapphire satellite for the Canadian government.
industry_stakeholder inferential since 2024
MDA Space is an entity in the database that operates within the aerospace sector subject to the legislative jurisdiction of the House Committee on Space and Aeronautics.
Sources (15)
2026-05-10 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: MDA Space not found in opencorporates claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: MDA Space — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: MDA Space — Court records (no results) court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: MDA Space — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: MDA Space — Corporate registrations (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: MDA Space — USASpending contracts (no results) contract Processed 📜 Receipt