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Telesat

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commercialFounded 1969
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Telesat’s adjusted EBITDA fell 5% to 152 million Canadian dollars for the first quarter of 2021 compared with the same period in 2020.

Mentioned as: TelesatNarrative FinancialMay 14, 2021Telesat ready to move fast on selling spectrum to fund Lightspeed constellation

COVID-19 impacts on commercial aero and maritime markets caused Telesat revenues to 2020-12-06% to 190 million Canadian dollars for the first quarter of 2021 compared with the same period in 2020 on an FX-adjusted basis.

Mentioned as: TelesatTechnical ProductMay 14, 2021Telesat ready to move fast on selling spectrum to fund Lightspeed constellation

Telesat secured a $500,000,000 bond in April as part of a debt package that will fund 60% of Lightspeed’s cost.

Mentioned as: TelesatOrg RelationshipMay 14, 2021Telesat ready to move fast on selling spectrum to fund Lightspeed constellation

Telesat is on course to hit its U.S. C-band clearing targets, generating around $300,000,000 in total to partly fund the Lightspeed constellation.

Mentioned as: TelesatOrg RelationshipMay 14, 2021Telesat ready to move fast on selling spectrum to fund Lightspeed constellation

In a regulatory filing submitted 2021-03-04, Telesat reported that Maxar was investigating an anomaly affecting the in-orbit Telstar 19 VANTAGE spacecraft that Maxar built for Telesat.

Mentioned as: telesatTechnical ProductApr 29, 2021Boeing’s Chris Johnson to lead space programs at Maxar Technologies

Telesat expects to start deploying its Lightspeed LEO constellation next year and has not finalized launch contracts.

Mentioned as: TelesatTechnical ProductApr 25, 2021OneWeb adds 36 satellites to broadband constellation as deployment accelerates

Telesat announced plans on 2021-04-13 to raise $500,000,000 in debt to develop its Lightspeed LEO broadband network.

Mentioned as: TelesatOrg RelationshipApr 19, 2021Amazon contracts nine Atlas 5 missions for Kuiper broadband satellites

Telesat CEO Dan Goldberg expects to finalize contracts in the next couple of months to start launching nearly 300 Lightspeed satellites from next year.

Mentioned as: TelesatOrg RelationshipApr 19, 2021Amazon contracts nine Atlas 5 missions for Kuiper broadband satellites

Telesat Canada priced an offering of US$500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.625 percent senior secured notes due 2026 by Telesat and Telesat LLC.

Mentioned as: TelesatNarrative FinancialApr 19, 2021Telesat Canada Announces Pricing of US$500 Million Secured Notes Offering

OneWeb and Telesat have launched LEO satellites providing connectivity to the business segment.

Mentioned as: TelesatTechnical ProductApr 18, 2021Intelsat Getting Tough + Musk’s Millions

Telesat is finalizing plans to start launching a Lightspeed constellation of nearly 300 satellites beginning in 2022.

Mentioned as: TelesatNarrative PlanApr 14, 2021Telesat raising $500 million in debt for Lightspeed broadband network

Loral Space & Communications and PSP Investments are Telesat’s largest shareholders following their 2007 leveraged buyout of the company for about $3,000,000,000.

Mentioned as: TelesatNarrative FinancialApr 14, 2021Telesat raising $500 million in debt for Lightspeed broadband network

Telesat plans to raise $500,000,000 with a bond to help fund its $5,000,000,000 Lightspeed broadband constellation.

Mentioned as: TelesatOrg RelationshipApr 14, 2021Telesat raising $500 million in debt for Lightspeed broadband network

Dan Goldberg, Telesat’s CEO, expects to complete Lightspeed’s financing within the next couple of months as of 2021-04-06.

Mentioned as: TelesatOrg RelationshipApr 14, 2021Telesat raising $500 million in debt for Lightspeed broadband network

MEF’s 3.0 Underlay Connectivity Service standards provide a standardized way for companies to understand the capabilities of Telesat Lightspeed and how to procure and integrate software-defined digital services into their networks.

Mentioned as: TelesatNarrative GeneralApr 14, 2021Telesat Joins Global Tech Federation – MEF

Telesat has a contract backlog of 2.7 billion Canadian dollars that provides a predictable revenue stream over the next 12–18 months.

Mentioned as: TelesatNarrative FinancialApr 14, 2021Telesat raising $500 million in debt for Lightspeed broadband network

Canada’s federal government awarded Telesat 600 million Canadian dollars in funding in November to provide subsidized broadband services to rural communities.

Mentioned as: TelesatOrg RelationshipApr 14, 2021Telesat raising $500 million in debt for Lightspeed broadband network

Telesat expects Lightspeed will start offering services in 2023.

Mentioned as: TelesatNarrative PlanApr 14, 2021Telesat raising $500 million in debt for Lightspeed broadband network

Telesat recorded 653 million Canadian dollars in adjusted EBITDA for 2020, a 14% decrease compared with 2019.

Mentioned as: telesatNarrative GeneralApr 14, 2021Telesat raising $500 million in debt for Lightspeed broadband network

Telesat will issue senior secured notes due 2026 around 2021-04-27 as part of a debt package funding 60% of Lightspeed’s cost.

Mentioned as: TelesatOrg RelationshipApr 14, 2021Telesat raising $500 million in debt for Lightspeed broadband network
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