OTTAWA – Telesat said today that it has signed a contract to provide engineering consulting services to the Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) of Vietnam. The formal contract signing ceremony was held at Telesat's headquarters in Ottawa on March 16th and was witnessed by officials from both companies, as well as the Vietnamese Ambassador to Canada. Telesat will provide technical oversight of the design, integration, test, launch and acceptance of the VINASAT-1 satellite, as well as technical training. This first satellite to be procured by the nation of Vietnam is being manufactured by Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems. VINASAT-1,...
