The Journal of Space Commerce

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Lightspeed Network Satellites to be be Built by Thales

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Tom Patton
Feb 12, 2021
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Telesat has awarded a contract to Thales Alenia Space to be the prime contractor for the construction of 298 satellites for its Lightspeed network for Internet broadband service, an advanced LEO constellation. Telesat will rely on Thales Alenia Space not only to provide the space and mission segments, but also to be responsible for the end-to-end networ…

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