WorldView-4 image of Brasilia acquired 2017-JAN-11. Credit: DigitalGlobe
MDA, a Canadian satellite manufacturing and space company (Canadarm and Canadarm2) announced they have acquired DigitalGlobe for $2.4 billion. DigitalGlobe, founded in 1992, focuses on high resolution optical imaging satellites. The company partnered with Taqnia in 2016 to develop a constellation of satellites, which will be similar to the Terra Bella consteallation owned by Google.