Telesat partners to further develop global LEO satellite system

OTTAWA — Telesat announced it is entering into a system design and development contract with the consortium of Thales Alenia Space and Maxar Technologies, the owner of SSL, to maximize the performance and service capabilities of Telesat’s planned global LEO constellation architecture.Thales Alenia Space and Maxar have collaborated on major satellite programs around the world and each brings a broad range of technical skills and experience, Telesat said in its news release. Over the coming months, Thales Alenia Space-Maxar will complete their preliminary design, address key hardware and software development items, and perform a series of technical reviews leading to...