LA PLATA, Maryland — MDA Space said it remains on schedule to open the high-volume production facility that will be producing Telesat’s Lightspeed broadband and Globalstar’s direct-to-device (D2D) satellites, an event the company hopes will draw new customers, including defense ministries interested in satellites for space defense applications.
The 185,000-square-foot (17,187 square meters) plant, located 34 kilometers west of Montreal, is scheduled to be inaugurated on May 8. Two Lightspeed demonstration satellites are set to be produced late this . . .
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