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Brigadier-General (Ret’d) G. Michael Adamson has joined Telesat as the new Senior Director of Defence Strategy and Business Development.

In 2016 Telesat made a bet that their future growth would rest with the idea of building a low Earth orbit satellite constellation which would become known as Lightspeed. According to the latest Novaspace report on Satellite Connectivity & Video Market, the Non-Geostationary Satellite Orbit (NGSO) market, which includes Telesat’s Lightspeed, will see revenues surpass the geostationary orbit market in 2028. The bet Telesat made …

It took much longer than expected but today Telesat announced it had completed $2.54 billion funding agreements with the Government of Canada and Quebec meaning the company has all the financing in place for the Lightspeed low Earth Orbit satellite constellation.

The Calian Group Ltd. announced September 9, 2024 that it had been selected by Telesat to design, develop, deliver and deploy the Element Management System (EMS) for the Telesat Lightspeed satellite constellation.

Telesat is beginning the sale of satellite services company Infosat Communications, in a transaction announced Tuesday (Sept. 3).

Beyond Gravity, a Swiss space industry supplier, has been selected by MDA Space as part of its supply chain for MDA Aurora, the companies software-defined digital satellite product line. 

Telesat will have news “in the next couple of weeks,” or shortly afterwards, on government funding for the Lightspeed constellation that is still slated to launch in 2026 following delays.

Canada is activating a National Space Council (NSC) to provide strategic direction on national space activities including space defence, and in the minds of several companies action needs to come very quickly. In early May, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) released details of the multi-governance structure that will include representation from 20 departments and agencies. The CSA and Department of National Defence will serve as …