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

Lightspeed LEO satellite illustration. Credit: Telesat.

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.

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About Elizabeth Howell

Is SpaceQ's Associate Editor as well as a business and science reporter, researcher and consultant. She recently received her Ph.D. from the University of North Dakota and is communications Instructor instructor at Algonquin College.