SpaceX Chosen to Launch Telesat's Lightspeed Satellites Starting in 2026
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SpaceX will launch 14 Falcon 9 rockets from 2026-2027 to deploy Telesat's Lightspeed broadband satellites.
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Telesat originally had contracts with Blue Origin and Relativity but has now selected SpaceX's proven Falcon 9 rocket.
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The 14 Falcon 9 launches will carry up to 18 Lightspeed satellites each to low Earth orbit.
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Lightspeed is aimed at enterprise customers unlike SpaceX's Starlink which targets consumers.
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Telesat says SpaceX's high launch cadence will allow rapid deployment of the Lightspeed constellation starting service in 2027.