Telesat signs multi-launch agreement with SpaceX for Lightspeed LEO satellites

OTTAWA – Telesat announced Monday it has contracted 14 launches on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 reusable orbital rocket to deliver the Telesat Lightspeed satellite constellation to low Earth orbit (LEO). The launch campaign is scheduled to begin in 2026 and the Falcon 9 rocket will carry up to 18 Lightspeed LEO satellites per launch, according to a press release. The launches will lift off from SpaceX’s facilities in California and Florida. Telesat says it expects to begin providing global service on the Lightspeed satellite network in 2027. The company has previously said it plans to have 198 satellites total in the Lightspeed...