Telesat

Anuvu gets deal to resell Starlink to maritime customers amid Telesat uncertainty
Mobile satellite connectivity specialist Anuvu said Jan. 17 it has signed a deal to resell Starlink services as plans to use a rival constellation proposed by Telesat remain uncertain.

UK grants Starlink and Telesat NGSO licenses
The United Kingdom gave SpaceX permission Nov. 10 to expand its Starlink satellite broadband network in the country, while also granting a license to Telesat for a competing constellation bound for non-geostationary orbit.

Telesat buys in-orbit satellite to help cover Anik F2 shortfall
Canada’s Telesat is relocating an in-orbit C-band satellite it bought from another operator as thruster issues force its Anik F2 spacecraft into early retirement.

Amazon and Telesat coordinate their planned NGSO constellations
Amazon and Telesat said Sept. 21 they have finalized spectrum arrangements to keep their planned satellites in non-geostationary orbit from interfering with each other.

Satellite operators weigh strategies for an industry in transformation
The satellite industry’s largest and most established operators are bracing for major disruption as consolidation and new entrants shake up the state of play.

Aging Telesat satellite running out of fuel as projected LEO costs soar
Canada’s Telesat is bracing for a revenue hit in 2023 after being forced to retire its Anik F2 satellite from full service three years earlier than planned.

Telesat tests LEO broadband prototype in India
Telesat said May 18 it demonstrated high-speed connectivity in India last month using a four-year-old prototype satellite

Telesat to order 100 fewer satellites for LEO constellation
TAMPA, Fla. — Increasing costs and delays have forced Telesat to downsize plans for 298 low Earth orbit satellites by a third to keep within its $5 billion budget.

NASA selects six companies to demonstrate commercial successors to TDRS
Six companies, including both traditional satellite operators and constellation developers, have won NASA awards to demonstrate services that could ultimately replace the agency’s existing fleet of communications satellites.

Telesat adjusts polar satellite design to tackle supply issues
Telesat has upgraded a quarter of its planned low Earth orbit constellation as supply chain issues force it to consider ordering fewer satellites for the delayed broadband network.