canada got fucked by this deal
>Shares of MDA Space Ltd. fell sharply Monday as the high-tech manufacturer lost a recently announced contract with EchoStar Corp.
>The about-face means MDA Space is losing its contract to be the primary supplier for EchoStar's low Earth orbit satellite constellation.
>EchoStar was set to be MDA Space's anchor customer for its new 5G-capable satellites.
>The initial contract announced on Aug. 1 was valued at about US$1.3 billion, while it had the potential to grow to US$2.5 billion.
https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/echostar-cancels-mda-space-contract-120148642.html
>MDA Space Ltd. is a Canadian space technology company headquartered in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, that provides geointelligence, robotics, space operations, and satellite systems.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MDA_(company)