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Telesat

US
commercialFounded 1969
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Telesat plans to select a manufacturing contract winner for its LEO program later 2019.

Mentioned as: TelesatOrg RelationshipMay 9, 2019Telesat’s LEO plan: dedicated satellite factory, bulk launch contracts and a variety of antennas

Relativity announced a multi-launch contract with Telesat to support Telesat’s Low Earth Orbit constellation.

Mentioned as: TelesatNarrative GeneralMay 6, 2019Relativity Signs Launch Services Agreement for Multiple Launches with Spaceflight on Terran 1, World’s First 3D Printed Rocket

The new Hughes–Yahsat joint venture will use more than 65 gigabits per second of Ka-band capacity supplied from Yahsat’s Al Yah 3 satellite and Hughes’ leased payloads on Eutelsat’s 65 West A and Telesat’s Telstar-19 Vantage satellites.

Mentioned as: TelesatOrg RelationshipMay 6, 2019Hughes, Yahsat target Brazil with second joint venture

Airbus is competing against a Maxar Technologies–Thales Alenia Space team for an estimated $3,000,000,000 contract to build Telesat’s megaconstellation.

Mentioned as: TelesatOrg RelationshipMay 6, 2019Airbus eyes opportunities in future U.S. military LEO constellations

Relativity announced a contract with satellite operator Telesat on 2019-04-05 for an unspecified number of launches for Telesat’s proposed broadband satellite constellation.

Mentioned as: TelesatOrg RelationshipMay 6, 2019Spaceflight signs contract with Relativity for launches

Telesat planned to have the LEO constellation in service in 2022.

Mentioned as: telesatTechnical ProductMay 2, 2019Telesat to receive constellation bids this summer

Telesat launched the geostationary high-throughput satellites Telstar-18 Vantage and Telstar-19 Vantage in the past 12 months.

Mentioned as: TelesatOrg RelationshipMay 2, 2019Telesat to receive constellation bids this summer

Telesat had not specified how many satellites it would initially order for the LEO constellation.

Mentioned as: TelesatTechnical ProductMay 2, 2019Telesat to receive constellation bids this summer

As of 2019-05-02, Airbus Defence and Space and a Maxar Technologies–Thales Alenia Space team had nearly finalized designs and planned to submit proposals to Telesat in the coming months.

Mentioned as: TelesatOrg RelationshipMay 2, 2019Telesat to receive constellation bids this summer

Airbus Defence and Space and the Maxar–Thales Alenia Space team expressed willingness to establish factories in Canada to build Telesat’s satellites.

Mentioned as: telesatTechnical ProductMay 2, 2019Telesat to receive constellation bids this summer

Telesat is providing a small amount of capacity to Intelsat to cover for Intelsat’s 2019-04-07 loss of the Intelsat-29e satellite.

Mentioned as: TelesatOrg RelationshipMay 2, 2019Telesat to receive constellation bids this summer

Airbus Defence and Space and a Maxar Technologies–Thales Alenia Space team are competing for a Telesat contract estimated at $3,000,000,000.

Mentioned as: TelesatTechnical ProductMay 2, 2019Telesat to receive constellation bids this summer

Telesat signed contracts with Indonesian telecommunications service provider PT iForte Solusi Infotek for Ku-band and C-band capacity on Telstar-18 Vantage.

Mentioned as: TelesatOrg RelationshipMay 2, 2019Telesat to receive constellation bids this summer

Telesat reported a quarterly net income of 172 million Canadian dollars on revenue of 222 million Canadian dollars.

Mentioned as: TelesatNarrative FinancialMay 2, 2019Telesat to receive constellation bids this summer

In March, maritime connectivity provider OmniAccess signed a contract to be the first customer for Telesat’s LEO constellation under a take-or-pay arrangement.

Mentioned as: TelesatTechnical ProductMay 2, 2019Telesat to receive constellation bids this summer

Relativity announced a multi-launch contract with Telesat to support Telesat’s LEO constellation in April 2019.

Mentioned as: TelesatOrg RelationshipApr 23, 2019Relativity’s 3D Printed Terran 1 Rocket to Launch mu Space’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellite

On 2019-04-05, Relativity reached an agreement with Telesat for Telesat to use Terran 1 for an unspecified number of launches for Telesat’s broadband constellation under development.

Mentioned as: TelesatOrg RelationshipApr 23, 2019Relativity to launch LEO satellite for mu Space

On 2019-04-05, Relativity signed a contract with Telesat to launch a portion of Telesat’s low Earth orbit broadband satellite constellation.

Mentioned as: TelesatOrg RelationshipApr 5, 2019Relativity signs contract with Telesat for launching LEO constellation

Relativity and Telesat signed a contract on 2019-04-05 for Relativity to provide launch services for Telesat’s LEO satellite constellation.

Mentioned as: TelesatOrg RelationshipApr 5, 2019Relativity Contracts with Telesat to Provide Launch Services for Telesat’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellite Constellation

Telesat decided to include NewSpace companies in its LEO program to obtain lower costs and greater flexibility for deploying its constellation.

Mentioned as: TelesatTechnical ProductApr 5, 2019Relativity signs contract with Telesat for launching LEO constellation
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