{"city":"Montreal","name":"Telesat","slug":"telesat","facts":[{"date":"2028-01-01","type":"deployment","value":"Global Lightspeed service pushed into early 2028 due to delay","source":"SpaceNews"},{"date":"2028-01-01","type":"deployment","value":"Lightspeed constellation deployment planned to start in the first quarter of 2028","source":"SpaceNews"},{"date":"2026-12-01","type":"deployment","value":"First two Lightspeed pathfinder satellites planned for deployment","source":"SpaceNews"},{"date":"2026-09-08","type":"deployment","value":"Global Lightspeed service pushed into early 2028 due to delay","source":"Telesat — 2028-01"},{"date":"2026-09-08","type":"deployment","value":"Lightspeed constellation start planned for the first quarter of 2028","source":"Telesat — 2028-01"},{"date":"2026-09-01","type":"partnership","value":"Strategic collaboration with Cailabs to explore optical space-to-ground connectivity integrated with Telesat Lightspeed","source":"Via Satellite"}],"peers":[{"name":"AST SpaceMobile","rank":11,"slug":"ast-spacemobile","score":"84.5"},{"name":"Iridium","rank":24,"slug":"iridium","score":"79.5"},{"name":"SES","rank":39,"slug":"ses","score":"76.5"},{"name":"Eutelsat OneWeb","rank":40,"slug":"eutelsat-oneweb","score":"76"},{"name":"SKY Perfect JSAT","rank":41,"slug":"sky-perfect-jsat","score":"76"},{"name":"Globalstar","rank":46,"slug":"globalstar","score":"74.5"}],"stage":"Established","state":"Quebec","aliases":["Lightspeed"],"country":"Canada","domains":[{"why":"Telesat sells Telesat Lightspeed broadband satellite connectivity to commercial, government and remote-area customers.","list":"Space 100","rank":96,"tier":"member","layer":"Satellites & spacecraft","total":64,"domain":"Space","scores":{"gate_ne":["firepower"],"leverage":6,"position":6,"progress":9,"firepower":6,"commercial":6,"deployment":8,"production":4,"technology":6},"edition":"November 2026","segment":"Communications constellations"}],"founded":null,"signals":[{"date":"2026-10-30","header":"Telesat has five weeks to refinance $2.4 billion of maturing GEO-business debt.","outlet":"SpaceQ"},{"date":"2026-10-30","header":"Telesat delayed Lightspeed global service to the end of Q2 2028.","outlet":"SpaceQ"},{"date":"2026-10-30","header":"Telesat faces C$2.4 billion in legacy GEO debt due in December 2026.","outlet":"Payload"},{"date":"2026-10-29","header":"Telesat delayed the first launch of its Lightspeed satellite constellation by three months.","outlet":"Space Intel Report"},{"date":"2026-10-29","header":"Telesat plans to deploy Lightspeed through 15 Falcon 9 launches over 45 weeks.","outlet":"Space Intel Report"},{"date":"2026-10-29","header":"Telesat targets March 2028 for initial Lightspeed service.","outlet":"Space Intel Report"}],"website":"https://telesat.com","category":"Space · Applications","categories":[{"name":"Connectivity","domain":"Space","parent":"Space · Applications"}],"last_round":null,"updated_at":"2026-10-31T10:00:56.705+00:00","facts_total":43,"positioning":"Telesat is a Canadian satellite operator (Lightspeed LEO constellation, zero of 225 contracted satellites launched, first launches targeted before end-2026 and service entry early 2028) with a declining GEO fleet, Q2-26 revenue of $79.5M (-26% YoY), and a $558.6M net loss (including a $475M non-cash warrant charge) against net debt of $3,410.9M. Its anchor arrived in the crisis month: a $2.7B, 15-year Canadian DND polar military contract (August 2026, entirely backlog), even as $2.3B GEO debt maturities begin December 2026 against GEO cash of $160.8M and legacy bondholders sue over a Lightspeed equity transfer. It raised 2026 Lightspeed capex to $1.4B.","sub_category":"Connectivity","signals_total":53,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/telesat","title":"Telesat · space, Montreal, Quebec, Canada · scores, facts and signals · Frontier Tech Intelligence","description":"Telesat sells Telesat Lightspeed broadband satellite connectivity to commercial, government and remote-area customers. Space 100 rank 96 (score 64) 53 signals and 43 facts with sources.","publisher":"Frontier Tech Intelligence (Future Frontiers, a trade name of Essential Cognition Inc.)","note":"Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence; facts and signals carry their sources."}