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LEO 3

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Orbit: LEOLaunched 7/1/2023
Technical Specifications
Verified technical details
Dry Mass
30 kg
Total Mass
30 kg
Power
Unknown
Design Life
Unknown
Stakeholders

Operator

Telesat

Manufacturer

Telesat
Launch Mission

Baby Come Back

TBD

Entity Mentions
All verified mentions of this entity in source documents

LEO 3 will support low-latency customer applications testing and will support LEO antenna and modem development efforts in advance of Telesat Lightspeed satellite deployment.

Mentioned as: LEO 3SourceJun 1, 2023

LEO 3 is a demonstration satellite intended to provide continuity for customer and ecosystem vendor testing campaigns following the decommissioning of Telesat’s Phase 1 LEO satellite.

Mentioned as: LEO 3SourceMay 31, 2023

The completed LEO 3 will have a mass of 30 kg.

Mentioned as: LEO 3SourceMay 31, 2023

LEO 3 will provide continuity for customer and ecosystem vendor testing campaigns following the decommissioning of Telesat’s Phase 1 LEO satellite.

Mentioned as: LEO 3SourceMay 31, 2023

The Space Flight Laboratory is developing LEO 3 on its DEFIANT microsatellite platform.

Mentioned as: LEO 3SourceJun 1, 2023

Space Flight Laboratory is serving as the mission management provider and satellite developer for LEO 3.

Mentioned as: LEO 3SourceMay 31, 2023

The LEO 3 satellite was built and manifested to Electron by Space Flight Laboratory of Toronto.

Mentioned as: LEO 3SourceMay 31, 2023

The Electron mission carrying the LEO 3 satellite is scheduled for lift-off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand no earlier than 2023-07-01.

Mentioned as: LEO 3SourceMay 31, 2023

The completed LEO 3 will be a compact microsatellite measuring 30 x 30 x 0.45 m.

Mentioned as: LEO 3SourceMay 31, 2023

Space Flight Laboratory is developing LEO 3 on its DEFIANT smallsat platform.

Mentioned as: LEO 3SourceMay 31, 2023

LEO 3 will be able to transmit and receive in Q-band and V-band spectrum in addition to Ka-band.

Mentioned as: LEO 3SourceMay 30, 2023

LEO 3 is a demonstration satellite intended to provide continuity for customer and ecosystem vendor testing campaigns following the decommissioning of Telesat’s Phase 1 LEO satellite.

Mentioned as: LEO 3SourceJun 1, 2023

Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) of Toronto built and manifested the LEO 3 satellite to Electron as the mission management provider and satellite developer.

Mentioned as: LEO 3SourceJun 1, 2023

The Electron mission carrying LEO 3 is scheduled for lift-off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand no earlier than 2023-07-01.

Mentioned as: LEO 3SourceJun 1, 2023

LEO 3 will provide continuity for customer and ecosystem vendor testing campaigns following the decommissioning of Telesat’s Phase 1 LEO satellite.

Mentioned as: LEO 3SourceJun 1, 2023

LEO 3 is based on SFL’s scalable and versatile DEFIANT smallsat platform.

Mentioned as: LEO 3SourceJun 22, 2023

Telesat’s LEO 3 demonstration satellite will provide continuity for customer and ecosystem vendor testing campaigns following the decommissioning of Telesat’s Phase 1 LEO satellite.

Mentioned as: LEO 3SourceJun 23, 2023

Telesat’s LEO 3 demonstration satellite will provide continuity for customer and ecosystem vendor testing campaigns following the decommissioning of Telesat’s Phase 1 LEO satellite.

Mentioned as: LEO 3SourceJun 25, 2023

LEO 3 deployed solar arrays and passed initial health checks after launch.

Mentioned as: LEO 3SourceJul 18, 2023

LEO 3 will allow Telesat to continue tests for its future Lightspeed constellation that had been performed with another prototype nearing the end of its life.

Mentioned as: LEO 3SourceJul 18, 2023
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