The Journal of Space Commerce

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New 5G Compliant Non-Terrestrial Network to be Built

MDA Space Named Prime Contractor for Echostar LEO Constellation

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Tom Patton
Aug 07, 2025
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MDA Space D2D Satellite

EchoStar Corporation has selected MDA Space as the prime contractor for its new non-terrestrial network (NTN) low Earth orbit (LEO) direct-to-device (D2D) satellite constellation. With this contract, MDA Space is on track to begin volume manufacturing of the world's first 3GPP 5G compliant non-terrestrial network using LEO satelli…

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