Telesat Partners with Alphabet’s Loon to Design a Network Operating System for Telesat’s Global LEO Satellite Constellation
Telesat’s LEO program continues to build world-class supplier team Ottawa, Canada and Mountain View, California, USA, January 31, 2019 – Telesat and Loon, a subsidiary of Google’s parent company Alphabet, are pleased to announce they have entered into an agreement under which Loon will deliver a network operating system design that Telesat can use to […]
System Requirements Review Completed for Telesat’s LEO Constellation
Ottawa, Canada, January 24, 2019 – Telesat is pleased to announce that the two teams it contracted with last year to develop system designs for Telesat’s global low earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation have successfully completed System Requirements Reviews. One of the teams is Airbus Defence and Space. The other is a consortium of Thales […]
Study Confirms Technical Superiority of Telesat’s Global Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellite Constellation
OTTAWA, CANADA, November 29, 2018 – An independent technical study, led by members of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has concluded that the design of Telesat’s global LEO constellation is far more efficient compared to those of OneWeb and SpaceX. The study, which was presented last month […]
DARPA Selects Telesat’s LEO System to Support DARPA’s Blackjack Program
Blackjack is exploring the utility of advanced Low Earth Orbit commercial constellations like Telesat LEO to support DoD’s future communications requirements Ottawa, Canada, November 27, 2018 – DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) has awarded a contract to Telesat under which Telesat will undertake investigations that could lead to the Department of Defense (DoD) making […]
Telesat Reports Results for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2018
Telesat’s New Telstar 18 VANTAGE Satellite Now Operational over Asia Pacific
Ottawa, Canada, October 31, 2018 – Telesat announced today that its new Telstar 18 VANTAGE high throughput satellite (HTS) is fully operational at 138 degrees East and has entered commercial service. Telstar 18 VANTAGE was launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on September 10 and will […]
Telesat Successfully Launches Telstar 18 VANTAGE, Powerful Satellite Bringing New Coverages and HTS Capacity to the Asia Pacific Region
Innovative C and Ku payloads will meet growing demand for mobility, enterprise and telecom services from 138 degrees East Cape Canaveral, Florida, September 10, 2018 – Telesat announced today the successful launch of its new Telstar 18 VANTAGE high throughput satellite (HTS) aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Liftoff occurred on Monday, September 10th, from […]
Telesat’s New Telstar 19 VANTAGE Satellite Now Operational
Ottawa, Canada, August 27, 2018 – Telesat announced today that its new Telstar 19 VANTAGE high throughput satellite (HTS) is fully operational at 63 degrees West and has entered commercial service. Telstar 19 VANTAGE was launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on July 22nd and will […]
Telesat Reports Results for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2018
Telesat Signs Airbus Defence and Space to Further Develop the Design for Telesat’s Global LEO Satellite Constellation
Ottawa Canada, August 1, 2018 – Telesat is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with Airbus Defence and Space (Airbus) to further develop the system design for Telesat’s LEO constellation. This follows closely on Telesat’s July 30th announcement that it has signed the consortium of Thales Alenia Space and Maxar to […]
