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Telesat plans to begin commercial service for Lightspeed in spring 2028.
Telesat bought land in Estevan, Saskatchewan for a new Lightspeed landing station.
Mark Carney pitched Telesat’s Lightspeed to the Australian government.
Norway and the United Kingdom are next targets for Telesat’s Lightspeed.
Telesat bought land in Papineauville, Quebec for a new Lightspeed landing station.
Mark Carney proposed that Australia become part of Telesat’s Lightspeed.
Telesat intends Lightspeed to differentiate itself from SpaceX Starlink.
Telesat leased land in Shaunavon, Saskatchewan for a new Lightspeed landing station.
Telesat is presenting Lightspeed as part of Canadian sovereignty and defense solutions amid emerging global competitors such as Blue Origin’s TeraWave network.
Telesat’s upcoming Lightspeed Low Earth Orbit satellite constellation is positioned as a potential supplier of high-speed communications in contested military environments.
Telesat’s Lightspeed is entering the satellite broadband market but the Lightspeed service is not geared to consumers.
Aalyria previously provided orchestration for Telesat’s Lightspeed constellation and Rivada Space Networks.
Telesat plans to expand its initial Lightspeed constellation to 198 satellites.
Telesat will deploy two pathfinder Lightspeed satellites late this year.
Telesat plans to deploy 154 Lightspeed satellites in 2027.
Telesat has two Lightspeed pathfinder satellites scheduled for launch in late 2026.
Telesat’s Lightspeed constellation is scheduled to begin launching satellites at the end of 2026 with full global coverage, including the Arctic, by the end of 2027.
Satellite constellations like Starlink, AST SpaceMobile, and Telesat Lightspeed require millions of users to be financially viable.
The contract award coincides with Telesat's preparation for its first Lightspeed Pathfinder launches in late 2026.
Telesat's full Lightspeed constellation ramp-up is scheduled through 2027.