Rocket Lab USA, Inc. signed a deal to launch the LEO 3 satellite for Telesat on an Electron mission scheduled for 2023-07-01.
Space Flight Laboratory integrated the communications payload with the LEO 3 bus and successfully completed vibration and electromagnetic compatibility testing of the spacecraft.
Once launched and on-station, LEO 3 will operate under an existing ITU network filing for Telesat Lightspeed.
Once launched and on-station, LEO 3 will operate under an existing ITU network filing for Telesat Lightspeed.
SFL selected Rocket Lab to deliver the LEO 3 satellite to space on an accelerated timeline within four months of contract signing to meet Telesat’s program requirements.
The launch of LEO 3 for Telesat and SFL follows the successful deployment of three satellites built by SFL for HawkEye 360 that launched on the first Electron mission of 2023 in January 2023.
Once deployed to orbit, LEO 3 will operate under an existing ITU network filing for Telesat Lightspeed, Telesat’s enterprise-class LEO constellation.
Rocket Lab signed a deal to launch the LEO 3 satellite for Telesat on an Electron mission scheduled for 2023-07-01.
The Space Flight Laboratory has integrated the communications payload with the LEO 3 bus and successfully completed vibration and electromagnetic compatibility testing of the spacecraft.
Space Flight Laboratory selected Rocket Lab to launch Telesat’s LEO 3 demonstration satellite to provide continuity for customer and ecosystem vendor testing campaigns following the decommissioning of Telesat’s Phase 1 LEO satellite.
Telesat, which is based in Ottawa, Ontario, selected SFL to build the LEO 3 microsatellite on an aggressive schedule.
LEO 3 is a microsatellite designed to meet Telesat’s demonstration goals in low Earth orbit.
Space Flight Laboratory selected Rocket Lab to launch Telesat’s LEO 3 demonstration satellite to provide continuity for customer and ecosystem vendor testing following the decommissioning of Telesat’s Phase 1 LEO satellite.
Space Flight Laboratory selected Rocket Lab to launch Telesat’s LEO 3 demonstration satellite intended to provide continuity for customer and ecosystem vendor testing following decommissioning of Telesat’s Phase 1 LEO satellite.
LEO 3 will support low-latency customer applications testing and will support LEO antenna and modem development efforts ahead of the Telesat Lightspeed network deployment.
LEO 3 is designed to transmit and receive in Ka-band, Q-band, and V-band spectrum to support a potential second-generation Lightspeed network.
Rocket Lab launched Telesat’s 30-kilogram LEO 3 spacecraft on 2023-07-17 on an Electron along with six smaller satellites.
Rocket Lab launched Telesat’s 30-kilogram LEO 3 spacecraft on 2023-07-17 on an Electron along with six smaller satellites.
LEO 3 was built by the University of Toronto’s Space Flight Laboratory for Telesat and is the largest spacecraft on the 2023-07-17 launch.
Space Flight Laboratory selected Rocket Lab to launch Telesat’s LEO 3 demonstration satellite.