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Telesat

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commercialFounded 1969
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MDA Space is constructing a new high-volume satellite manufacturing facility in Montreal where the Telesat Lightspeed satellites will be produced.

Mentioned as: Telesat LightspeedTechnical ProductDec 4, 2024TELESAT AND MDA SPACE COMPLETE KEY MILESTONE FOR TELESAT LIGHTSPEED CONSTELLATION

Telesat has contracted 14 launches from SpaceX starting in mid-2026 to deploy all 198 Lightspeed satellites within a year.

Mentioned as: TelesatOrg RelationshipDec 4, 2024Telesat Lightspeed clears early design review

The Telesat Anik series is a fleet of geostationary communications satellites launched for Telesat Canada between 1972 and 2013.

Mentioned as: TelesatNarrative GeneralDec 2, 2024Forrester’s Digest: Telesat retires satellite to graveyard slot

The MDA AURORA™ supply chain will help support product deliveries for Telesat’s LEO satellite constellation Telesat Lightspeed.

Mentioned as: TelesatTechnical ProductNov 17, 2024Eaton’s high-performance propellant tanks selected by MDA Space for MDA AURORA™

Telesat of Canada is developing the Lightspeed LEO constellation.

Mentioned as: TelesatTechnical ProductNov 14, 2024UAE contemplating LEO constellation

SpaceX is scheduled to start launching Telesat Lightspeed satellites in mid-2026 for commercial services the following year.

Mentioned as: TelesatNarrative GeneralNov 7, 2024Viasat seeking Telesat LEO capacity as Starlink competition mounts

Telesat (NASDAQ and TSX: TSAT) and Intellian signed a contract for Intellian to design, supply, install, and integrate 127 Gateway Antenna Systems at Landing Stations for the Telesat Lightspeed Low Earth Orbit constellation.

Mentioned as: TelesatTechnical ProductNov 6, 2024Telesat contracts Intellian for gateway antennas for the Lightspeed network

Telesat plans to deploy and integrate its global terrestrial infrastructure with Telesat Lightspeed space assets to deliver services globally in 2027.

Mentioned as: telesat lightspeedNarrative PlanNov 6, 2024Telesat contracts Intellian for gateway antennas for the Lightspeed network

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.

Mentioned as: TelesatOrg RelationshipNov 5, 2024Anuvu looks to HEO to upgrade inflight Wi-Fi

Telesat secured government funds in September covering more than half of the $3,500,000,000 Lightspeed cost and plans to use its own equity to finance much of the remaining amount.

Mentioned as: TelesatNarrative PlanOct 23, 2024Telesat contracts Intellian for Lightspeed LEO gateways

Telesat ordered 127 gateway antennas from South Korea’s Intellian for its Lightspeed low Earth orbit broadband network on 2024-10-23.

Mentioned as: TelesatOrg RelationshipOct 23, 2024Telesat contracts Intellian for Lightspeed LEO gateways

Telesat is conducting demonstrations for potential Lightspeed government and enterprise customers with a prototype called LEO 3 that Rocket Lab launched last year.

Mentioned as: TelesatTechnical ProductOct 23, 2024Telesat contracts Intellian for Lightspeed LEO gateways

Telesat has secured government funds covering more than half of the $3,500,000,000 cost of its proposed low Earth orbit Lightspeed broadband constellation.

Mentioned as: TelesatNarrative FinancialSep 13, 2024Telesat secures $1.9 billion government funding for Lightspeed

The Telesat/MDA project will consolidate 650 existing jobs and is expected to create close to 1,000 high-paying jobs in Québec.

Mentioned as: TelesatOrg RelationshipSep 13, 2024MDA DOUBLES SATELLITE MANUFACTURING CAPACITY AS IT RAMPS UP MDA AURORA™ PRODUCTION TO MEET GROWING GLOBAL DEMAND

An initial order of 198 Telesat Lightspeed satellites powered by MDA AURORA technology will be produced at MDA’s new Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue facility.

Mentioned as: TelesatOrg RelationshipSep 13, 2024MDA DOUBLES SATELLITE MANUFACTURING CAPACITY AS IT RAMPS UP MDA AURORA™ PRODUCTION TO MEET GROWING GLOBAL DEMAND

Telesat expects to spend as much as 1.4 billion Canadian dollars on the Lightspeed project in the current year.

Mentioned as: TelesatNarrative PlanSep 13, 2024Telesat secures $1.9 billion government funding for Lightspeed

Telesat’s Lightspeed LEO constellation will be built by MDA in Canada.

Mentioned as: TelesatTechnical ProductSep 13, 2024MDA DOUBLES SATELLITE MANUFACTURING CAPACITY AS IT RAMPS UP MDA AURORA™ PRODUCTION TO MEET GROWING GLOBAL DEMAND

Telesat (NASDAQ and TSX: TSAT) selected Calian Group Ltd. (TSX: CGY) to design, develop, deliver and deploy the Element Management System (EMS) for the Telesat Lightspeed LEO satellite network.

Mentioned as: TelesatTechnical ProductSep 9, 2024Telesat selects Calian for element management system for Lightspeed Network

Telesat sold Infosat Communications to Calgary-based Network Innovations in a transaction announced on 2024-09-03.

Mentioned as: TelesatOrg RelationshipSep 3, 2024Telesat sells remote communications services business

Network Innovations acquired Able Communications, a Houston-based satellite communications provider primarily serving oil and gas customers, from Telesat in 2017.

Mentioned as: TelesatOrg RelationshipSep 3, 2024Telesat sells remote communications services business
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