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  "key_tier": "none",
  "retrieved": "2026-10-16T06:14:22Z",
  "source": "Assay Systems register, https://assay-systems.com/register/",
  "access_notice": "On 15 November 2026, automated access to assay-systems.com closes. After that date, access is available only under a paid annual subscription contract. Contact: contact@assay-systems.com",
  "data": {
    "id": "ASY-CA-0O4382S1DO",
    "type": "grant",
    "country": "ca",
    "name": "MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.: federal grants and contributions",
    "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/macdonald-dettwiler-and-associates-ltd/",
    "summary": "4 federal grant and contribution agreements worth $3.8M with MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., 2007–2014.",
    "figures": [
      {
        "label": "agreements",
        "value": 4,
        "unit": "count"
      },
      {
        "label": "value",
        "value": 3800000,
        "unit": "money",
        "currency": "CAD",
        "approximate": true,
        "display": "$3.8M"
      },
      {
        "label": "departments",
        "value": 2,
        "unit": "count"
      },
      {
        "label": "programs",
        "value": 2,
        "unit": "count"
      }
    ],
    "text": [
      "Space-Enabled AIS Collection and Distribution System",
      "This project entitled \"\"End-to-End Space-Ground Communication\"\" will focus on the development and the study of key advancements in satellite on-board processing technology in order to improve the level of integration of an end-to-end communications network. The idea is to provide a fully integrated approach where the utilization of ground and space segments are maximized.",
      "This project entitled \"\"HTS Antenna Technology\"\" will focus on the development of High Throughput Satellite (HTS) antenna technologies, encompassing multiple frequency bands. Thanks to these innovative technologies, end-users will have acces to exclusive solutions in C-, Ku-, Ka- and Q/V band.",
      "This project entitled \"\"Next Generation Reflector\"\" aims at designing, manufacturing and testing a prototype of a new antenna reflector that would minimize the cost and mass of the next generation of antenna products."
    ],
    "records": [
      {
        "name": "grants and contributions register",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/department/atlantic-canada-opportunities-agency/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Canadian Space Agency",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/department/canadian-space-agency/"
      }
    ],
    "assay_record": "ASY-CA-0O4382S1DO",
    "cite_as": "Assay Systems, \"MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.: federal grants and contributions\", https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/macdonald-dettwiler-and-associates-ltd/"
  }
}