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Telesat Nervously Awaits Indian PSLV-C40 Launch

Panaromic view of fully integrated PSLV-C40 with Mobile Service Tower withdrawn

On August 31, 2017, India’s PSLV-C39 launched normally but ultimately failed when the fairing failed to separate. This Thursday evening, India will launch it’s next PSLV-C40 mission with Telesat’s LEO-1 technology demonstration satellite on-board. After losing their other technology demonstration satellite, LEO-2, on a failed Russian launch last November, they must be a little nervous.

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Dan Goldberg of Telesat on their LEO Satellite Constellation and Canada’s Space Future

Telesat Low Earth Orbit Satellite Constellation

This week on the SpaceQ podcast I spoke with Dan Goldberg, CEO of Telesat. Telesat is a leading global satellite operator based in Ottawa. Dan’s been the Chief Executive at Telesat since 2006. Before working at Telesat he had been CEO at SES New Skies. And for those with long memories, Dan was also Associate General Counsel and Vice President of Government and Regulatory Affairs …

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