Telesat Selects SpaceX to Launch Broadband Satellites
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Canadian broadband communications company Telesat tapped SpaceX to launch its “Lightspeed” satellite constellation. The first satellites will launch in 2026 and the full constellation will be in orbit by late 2027 if everything goes as planned.
According to Telesat CEO Dan Goldberg, the company chose SpaceX for “the best combination of price, performance, reliability and schedule tempo.”
SpaceX also previously launched a Telesat satellite in 2018, as seen in the below video. Referred to as...