MDA Space Awarded $474M to Expand Telesat Constellation

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.

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