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Telesat Government Solutions secured a spot on the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s $1.51 billion SHIELD contract.
Telesat’s upcoming Lightspeed Low Earth Orbit satellite constellation is positioned as a potential supplier of high-speed communications in contested military environments.
Chuck Cynamon is President of Telesat Government Solutions.
Telesat Government Solutions is a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of Telesat in Canada.
Telesat Lightspeed provides low latency and network assurance capabilities intended to support the Department of Defense in tracking and intercepting modern hypersonic and ballistic threats.
Telesat’s win on the SHIELD contract validates Lightspeed’s LEO architecture as a viable alternative to traditional geostationary satellites.
Telesat plans to launch two Telesat Lightspeed pathfinder satellites in late 2026 to validate satellite performance before broader deployment.
Telesat signed a strategic partnership deal in the Middle East with Es’hailSat on Feb. 9 to deliver Low-Earth Orbit satellite connectivity services to Qatar and key international markets.
Es’hailSat’s strategic engagement with Telesat is intended to expand Es’hailSat’s international partnerships and provide innovative, high-performance connectivity solutions to its customers.
Telesat Lightspeed is a Low-Earth Orbit constellation currently in production and designed to deliver high-throughput, low-latency connectivity.
Telesat and Es’hailSat agreed to collaborate on service validation activities, market development initiatives, and exploration of local infrastructure integration in Qatar to support future service delivery.
Telesat plans to bring 156 Telesat Lightspeed satellites into operation by the end of 2027.
Telesat’s Lightspeed is entering the satellite broadband market but the Lightspeed service is not geared to consumers.
The ESCP program is structured as a partnership between MDA, Telesat, and the customer to collaboratively design polar communications requirements rather than as a traditional put-it-out-to-tender contract.
MDA is developing software-defined satellites to enable in-orbit modification of payload behavior and is a partner in the ESCP (Enhanced Satellite Communication Project – Polar) program with Telesat and a customer in a collaborative design partnership.
Telesat has 300 planned satellites and has not yet launched them.
Hanwha intends to include significant, multi-year Telesat Lightspeed services as a key strategic aspect of its bid for the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project in its Industrial and Economic Benefits to Canada Proposal Annex.
Hanwha Systems Co, Ltd signed two Memoranda of Understanding with MDA Space and with Telesat related to South Korea’s K-LEO constellation.
Hanwha Systems intends to include significant, multi-year Telesat Lightspeed services as a key part of its bid for the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project.
Telesat and Hanwha Systems will cooperate on the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project (CPSP).