2023-05-30T04:28:14.614887-07:00
Canadian satellite operator Telesat has awarded a contract to Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) to build a new LEO demonstration satellite, LEO 3. This satellite will continue customer and vendor testing following the decommissioning of Telesat's Phase 1 LEO satellite.
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• Heather Woolcox
telesat.com reports: OTTAWA AND TORONTO, CANADA – May 30, 2023 –Telesat (NASDAQ and TSX: TSAT), one of the world’s largest and most innovative satellite operators, today announced a contract award to Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) of Toronto, Ontario to manufacture a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) demonstration satellite for Telesat.
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Last Updated: Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, 4:41 PM PDT
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