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MDA Space Awarded $474M to Expand Telesat Constellation
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Fusion42 · 1 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
MDA Space has been awarded an additional $474 million contract to supply 27 next-generation broadband satellites expanding Telesat's Lightspeed low Earth orbit constellation from 156 to 225 satellites, including 500 MHz of military Ka-band spectrum to enhance Canadian Armed Forces' high-latitude communications.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Government & Space, and 2 sources have reported it.
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Canadian space founders have a clear customer in MDA and the government as national security drives satellite constellation growth. Build expertise in military-grade comms or you risk being shut out.
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