Maxar Technologies
| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Geospatial solutions and services, engineering services, communications and imaging satellites |
| Founded | 5 October 2017 |
| Headquarters | Westminster, Colorado, United States |
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| Revenue | US$1.61 billion (2022) |
| US$11 million (2022) | |
| US$−150 million (2022) | |
| Total assets | US$4.61 billion (2022) |
| Total equity | US$1.39 billion (2022) |
| Owner | Advent International |
Number of employees | 2,600 (December 2024) |
| Website | www |
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Maxar Technologies Inc. is an American space technology company headquartered in Westminster, Colorado, United States, specializing in geospatial intelligence, Earth observation, and on-orbit servicing satellites, satellite products, and related services. DigitalGlobe and MDA Holdings Company merged to become Maxar Technologies on October 5, 2017.
Maxar Technologies is the parent holding company of Maxar Space Systems, headquartered in Palo Alto, California, US; and Maxar Intelligence, headquartered in Westminster, Colorado, US. From 2017 to 2023, it was dual-listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange as MAXR.
In May 2023, Maxar was acquired by private equity firm Advent International, in an all-cash transaction worth $6.4 billion.
Maxar's satellite data was used by Ukraine as part of its defense against Russia's invasion of its territory. In March 2025, Maxar was pressurized by the Donald Trump administration to shut down Ukraine's access to the data.