Funding for Telesat’s Lightspeed constellation is hitting some speed bumps as the Canadian operator reported delays in financing discussions with export credit agencies (ECA), and that it will likely need to secure additional funding to deal with increased costs. Lightspeed is Telesat’s Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation in the works. Earlier this year, Telesat downsized plans…

Launch for Hughes Network Systems Jupiter-3 satellite is now expected to launch in the first half of 2023. The satellite has been delayed multiple times, and was most recently expected in the first quarter of 2023. Hughes did not give more specifics as to the timing during the first half of the year.  The company…

Viasat has now reached the 50,000 sites mark in Brazil, a market in which it has been operating since 2018. Viasat announced this milestone July 27. While Viasat's customers are located throughout the country, 33% of its customers are in the Northeast, followed by 25% in the North and 21% in the Southeast. Viasat claims…

Measat’s latest satellite, Measat-3D has now entered commercial service, the company confirmed July 22. The satellite has a planned lifespan of more than 18 years, carries C-band and Ku-band payloads for video and DTH services and a high-throughput multiple spot beam Ka-band payload optimized to deliver high-speed broadband internet for Malaysia. Interestingly, the satellite also hosts…