Telesat revenues in the second quarter this year were down 4% excluding the impact of foreign exchange rate changes, and the company’s backlog remained sizeable at $3.8B.
Read More »Telesat Selects Thales Alenia Space and Maxar Technologies for LEO Satellite Constellation Systems Design
Telesat announced today it has selected a consortium comprised of Thales Alenia Space and Maxar Technologies to further systems design for Telesat’s LEO constellation.
Read More »The Canadian Space Agency is Looking for a Potential Satellite Operations Centre Partner
The Canadian Space Agency is looking to industry for new business models in support of their satellite operations as the volume of missions it has to manage grows and become more complex.
Read More »Kepler Communications Expands Operations Into the United Kingdom
Kepler Communications announced this week that they had partnered with the UK’s Satellite Applications Catapult on developing a third demonstration satellite and expanding their operations into the UK.
Read More »Is the University of Manitoba the Next Small Satellite Innovation Hub?
Last year the University of Manitoba made the decision to bring in industry veteran Philip Ferguson to help the university expand its research efforts with respect to small satellites.
Read More »Kepler Communications continues to wait on the FCC
As other small satellite constellations get their spectrum licenses approved, Kepler Communications is stuck waiting, as patiently as any startup can be when trying to execute its business plan.
Read More »The Message: The Canadian Space Agency is Moving On
Canadian Space Agency (CSA) president Sylvain Laporte surprised the audience at the CASI ASTRO 18 conference with his talk. Expecting an update on CSA activities, the audience listened attentively when Laporte addressed “the elephant in the room.”
Read More »UrtheCast is Looking for its Third CEO this Year
It’s been a difficult start to the year for Vancouver based UrtheCast. Today the company announced that Greg Nordal would be resigning as interim CEO.
Read More »The Government Invests $26.7M in 33 Organizations for the Space Technology Development Program
Everyone was smiling at MDA’s Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue facility, not only because the government had just announced an investment of $26.7 million through the Space Technology Development Program (STDP), but also because the participants we’re about to see the three RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) satellites before they get shipped for launch this fall. All told, there were 49 projects funded through the STDP from two announcements of opportunities.
Read More »A Conversation with Brigadier-General Kevin G. Whale, Director General & Component Commander – Space
At the CASI ASTRO 18 conference SpaceQ had the opportunity to sit down and discuss the state and future of Canada’s military space component with Brigadier-General Kevin G. Whale. It was an open and informative discussion.
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