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Telesat Moves to Replace Anik F2 as it Continues Lightspeed Financing Negotiations

Telesat Lightspeed LEO satellite illustration

Telesat is moving an undisclosed C-band satellite into an orbit to replace Anik F2's geostationary slot "in the coming months," CEO Dan Goldberg told investors in its recent quarterly earnings call, as the company continues to negotiate the financing of its Lightspeed constellation. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent …

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Telesat to shrink Lightspeed constellation by 100 satellites

Telesat Lightspeed LEO satellite illustration

Telesat plans to decrease its Lightspeed broadband constellation by 100 satellites, CEO Dan Goldberg confirmed in an earnings call Friday (May 6). This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY

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Telesat ponders modifications to Lightspeed amid delays

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Telesat might modify its Lightspeed constellation amid a previously announced delay that will likely see the satellite set launch and enter service roughly a year behind schedule. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY

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Telesat extends Lightspeed capabilities with 5G partnership

File photo: Telesat Lightspeed satellite constellation will have 5G capabilities

Telesat announced Tuesday (Jan. 11) a new memorandum of agreement allowing it to advance its plans to implement rural 5G service through its Lightspeed satellite constellation, although the timeline of the deployment remains uncertain. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY

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Telesat looks at growth opportunities with public listing

Telesat LEO satellite constellation

Telesat's new public listing on the Nasdaq is a "big milestone" for the Canadian company's long term growth strategy, especially in getting ready to deploy the Lightspeed constellation, according to a senior executive. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY

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Telesat looks to augment its Lightspeed constellation with an additional 1373 satellites

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The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) had a midnight deadline of November 4th for V-band non-geostationary (NGSO) satellite constellation applications. Nine companies applied and combined they would add over 37,000 satellites to low and medium Earth orbits. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY

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Ontario invest $109 million in Telesat Lightspeed

Government of Ontario announcement

The government of Ontario announced today that it was investing $109 million into the Telesat Lightspeed Low Earth Orbit (LEO) telecommunication constellation. That brings the total investment for Lightspeed to $1.61 billion since last November. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY

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