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Anuvu plans to provide capacity from low Earth orbit using satellites that SpaceX is slated to start deploying in mid-2026 for Canadian GEO operator Telesat’s Lightspeed constellation.
Anuvu proposed eight geostationary orbit (GEO) satellites after emerging from bankruptcy protection in 2021, and the first two of those eight were initially due to launch last year.
Anuvu will become a satellite operator with the launch of NuView-A and NuView-B in mid-2024 after many years as the world’s largest lessor of geostationary satellite capacity.
Anuvu’s February 2022 agreement with Telesat covered capacity on geostationary satellites using terminals designed to be forward‑compatible with Telesat’s proposed Lightspeed LEO constellation.
Anuvu ordered the dedicated satellite from Astranis in 2021 four months after emerging from bankruptcy protection.
Astranis is building two satellites for U.S.-based in-flight connectivity specialist Anuvu, targeting service in early 2023, and Anuvu recently secured $50,000,000 for plans to deploy eight satellites in total.
Lenders invested about $218,000,000 in Anuvu through a restructuring deal that nearly halved its near $1,100,000,000 debt load.
Anuvu exited Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after about half a dozen of its lenders took control of the company and shed about $488,000,000 of its debt.