MDA Space Buys Blue Canyon for $620M, Space Brief 20 Jun 2026
MDA Space acquires Blue Canyon Technologies for $620 million, and NASA's 2028 Aeolus Mars orbiter goes to a California startup instead of SpaceX.
Launch Date
April 29, 1982
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC90
Launch Vehicle
Tsiklon-2
NORAD ID
14697
International Designator
1982-038AF
Decay Date
2/3/1984
Name
COSMOS 1355 DEB
Alternative Name
deb Kosmos-1355
Type
Status
Owner
VMF
Country
USSR
Constellation
N/A
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Length
0
Diameter
0
Span
0
Dry Mass
0
Launch Mass
0
Shape
N/A
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Unknown
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Unknown
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
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Power System
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ADCS
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Transmitter Frequency
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