The Journal of Space Commerce

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Optel-C to Link Telesat's Lightspeed LEO Constellation

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Tom Patton
Jun 22, 2021
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The advanced Optel-C system designed by Thales Alenia Space has been chosen as the Optical Inter-Satellite Links (OISL) on-board Telesat's Lightspeed constellation of 289 satellites. Thales is the prime contractor for the construction of the Lightspeed constellation.

Optical Inter Satellite Links will allow Lightspeed to provide global, mesh coverage aro…

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