Tag Archives: Telesat

Do Small Incremental Moves Mark Telesat Progress?

Telesat Alan Park ground station facility near Hannover, Ontario

Have you seen the latest news about Elon Musk, SpaceX and Starlink? What about Telesat? Hmm. Since it's last earnings call in November Telesat has signed a number of deals, but the cloud hanging over the company persists. 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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Top Canadian Space Stories of 2022

The Moon appears smaller from Orion’s perspective on flight day 22 as the Artemis I spacecraft continues distancing itself from our lunar neighbor, over 125,000 miles away in this image.

Canadian space delivered a lot of high-profile missions this year, from low Earth orbit all the way to the Moon and even a Lagrange Point. Despite a decline in spending, the Canadian Space Agency financed Moon and Earth observation plans – and the Canadian military opened its own Space Force.

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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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Commercial Sector Taking the Lead in Western Space Technology

Panel discussion 'From LEO To Lunar – The New Commercial Destinations." space technology

OTTAWA - The age of the US government and other ‘western’ administrations leading the development of space technology is over, and the age of commercial players taking the lead has begun. 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 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

Telesat Lightspeed LEO satellite illustration

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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SpaceX Transporter-3 mission starts busy year of Canadian satellite launches

Launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for the Transporter-1 dedicated rideshare mission and includes Canadian satellites from GHGSat and Kepler Communications

More Canadian satellites will launch in 2022 than any other year. Four will launch on the SpaceX Transporter-3 mission scheduled for tomorrow and we're tracking 77 Canadian satellites that are planned to launch in 2022 and 2023. 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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