Magellan Aerospace

Magellan Aerospace Corporation is a global, integrated aerospace manufacturer headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The company designs, engineers, and manufactures complex assemblies and systems solutions for aircraft and engine OEMs, defense customers, and space agencies worldwide, with operations spanning Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

In the space domain, Magellan is best known as the designer and manufacturer of the Black Brant family of sounding rockets, the most widely used sounding rocket in the world since its introduction in 1962. More than 1,000 Black Brants have been launched with a mission success rate exceeding 98%, serving NASA, the Canadian Space Agency, and research institutions requiring microgravity, auroral, and deep-space observation flight opportunities at altitudes from 150 km to more than 1,500 km.

Magellan also produces flight-proven small satellite bus platforms through its MAC product line. The MAC-200 is a microsatellite-class bus with flight heritage on the CASSIOPE and RADARSAT Constellation missions, capable of accommodating payloads up to 530 kg for seven-year-or-more missions. The MAC-150 targets responsive low-cost LEO missions with payloads up to 50 kg, while the MAC-100 serves smaller, shorter-duration missions. Avionics and manufactured structural components and assemblies round out the space product portfolio.

Across its aerospace divisions, Magellan manufactures aeroengine cold and hot sections, aerostructure major assemblies and components, specialty materials, sand castings, and provides comprehensive maintenance, repair, and overhaul services. The Wire Strike Protection System (WSPS) is another proprietary product in service on military helicopters globally.