MDA Space on Telesat Lightspeed delay and how it’s positioning itself to win US and European military satellite business

by Peter B. de Selding

BALI, Indonesia — MDA Space said the delayed delivery of two Pathfinder satellites to prove out the Telesat Lightspeed constellation will have no financial effect on MDA’s work as Lightspeed satellite prime contractor and declined to specify exactly what caused the delay.

Telesat announced Oct 29 that the two Pathfinders, originally scheduled for launch at the end of 2026, will be delayed to mid-2027 and will be launched as ride-share customers on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Telesat said it had not yet confirmed the . . .

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