Telesat secures $2.54bn in funding for Lightspeed satellite constellation
The company is planning to launch the first Telesat Lightspeed satellites in mid-2026.
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The company is planning to launch the first Telesat Lightspeed satellites in mid-2026.
The collaboration aims to integrate the Telesat Lightspeed LEO network with Arabsats multi-orbit offering in the MENA region.
The companies will jointly develop ways to incorporate connectivity from the Telesat Lightspeed constellation for Avantis enterprise and government customers.
Under the agreement, Aalyria’s Spacetime networking technology will organise the flow of data traffic in the broadband constellation for more than 10 years.
The launch campaign, scheduled to commence in 2026, will lift off from SpaceX's launch facilities in California and Florida.
The mission is the second marine recovery attempt of Electron this year after the success of the 35th mission.
Anuvu plans to launch a constellation of eight small satellites in Geostationary Orbit in a partnership with Astranis announced in 2021.
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Telesat selected Thales Alenia Space to be the prime manufacturer of its global LEO constellation Lightspeed.
Intellian has previously worked with Telesat, using Telesat's demonstration satellite and V85NX maritime antenna that has been adapted for land use.
As part of the collaboration, Telesat Lightspeed will be integrated with Liquid's global value-added services network.
Under this agreement, Anuvu will acquire 10 Gigabits of Ka-band capacity, the largest acquisition in its Bridge to LEO strategy.
The landing stations will be based on Cobham's Tracker Gateway series, with multiple Ka-band antennas depending on the topography.
In addition, Tom Eaton, previously Telesats vice president of International Sales, is moving to the role of president of Telesat Government Solutions.
Global Eagle is using Telesat GEO satellites to provide high-quality connectivity to its large number of mobility customers in maritime, aviation and other markets.
Telesats prime contractor, Thales Alenia Space, will establish the Lightspeed satellites' final assembly and manufacturing in Québec and is in discussions with Québec-based partners.
Thales will provide the space and mission segments, and will be responsible for the end-to-end network performance.
Testing campaign confirms Telesat LEO provides near fibre-like performance for high-end satellite services.
While SES and Telesat welcomed the FCCs decision, ABS claimed it was fatally flawed, adding that it would challenge the order in court.
The companies demonstrated high-throughput data transmission via a single wideband carrier designed to work at sea in any type of weather conditions.
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