Telesat is a Canadian satellite communications company and operator, providing connectivity solutions to telecom, government, and enterprise clients globally. They are currently developing Telesat Lightspeed, a low Earth orbit (LEO) constellation of 198 satellites designed for high-speed, low-latency broadband services. Telesat partners with companies like MDA Space, Orange, and Intellian for satellite manufacturing, terrestrial infrastructure, and user terminals. The company aims to begin launching satellites in 2026, with the constellation fully operational by 2027.
All verified mentions of this organization in source documents.
Once operational, LEO 3 will provide continuity for customer and ecosystem vendor testing campaigns following decommissioning of Telesat’s Phase 1 LEO satellite.
Space Flight Laboratory built the compact 30-kg LEO 3 spacecraft on its DEFIANT microsatellite bus for Telesat of Ottawa, Ontario.
Space Flight Laboratory and Telesat are testing the full LEO 3 satellite following initial commissioning steps.
LEO 3 is a microsatellite designed to meet Telesat’s demonstration goals in low Earth orbit.
LEO 3 was built by the Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) for Telesat.
Telesat has not specified where it will resume testing terminals and modems with vendors once LEO 3 becomes operational.
Telesat’s LEO 3 demonstration satellite will support low-latency customer applications testing and LEO antenna and modem development efforts in advance of the Telesat Lightspeed network deployment.
Space Flight Laboratory selected Rocket Lab to launch Telesat’s LEO 3 demonstration satellite.
LEO 3 was built by the University of Toronto’s Space Flight Laboratory for Telesat and is the largest spacecraft on the 2023-07-17 launch.
Telesat expects to start deploying full-size Lightspeed satellites around 2026, six years later than originally planned.
After two additional burns, the kick stage deployed Telesat’s LEO 3 satellite into a 1,000-kilometer orbit about one hour and 45 minutes after liftoff.
LEO 3 will allow Telesat to continue tests for its future Lightspeed constellation that had been performed with another prototype nearing the end of its life.
Progress with LEO 3 could help Telesat obtain deadline extensions from regulators to deploy commercial satellites.
Rocket Lab launched Telesat’s 30-kilogram LEO 3 spacecraft on 2023-07-17 on an Electron along with six smaller satellites.
Telesat’s LEO 3 demonstration satellite will provide continuity for customer and ecosystem vendor testing campaigns following decommissioning of Telesat’s Phase 1 LEO satellite.
Space Flight Laboratory selected Rocket Lab to launch Telesat’s LEO 3 demonstration satellite to provide continuity for customer and ecosystem vendor testing campaigns after decommissioning of Telesat’s Phase 1 LEO satellite.
LEO 3 will support low-latency customer applications testing and will support LEO antenna and modem development efforts ahead of the Telesat Lightspeed network deployment.
Space Flight Laboratory selected Rocket Lab to launch Telesat’s LEO 3 demonstration satellite intended to provide continuity for customer and ecosystem vendor testing following decommissioning of Telesat’s Phase 1 LEO satellite.
Space Flight Laboratory selected Rocket Lab to launch Telesat’s LEO 3 demonstration satellite to provide continuity for customer and ecosystem vendor testing following the decommissioning of Telesat’s Phase 1 LEO satellite.
Eutelsat and Telesat shared an additional $866,000,000 related to the FCC’s C-band compensation.