If you’re sick of funding billionaire douchebags, Telsat (formerly Telsat Canada, a Canadian crown corporation and responsible for the first communications satellite Anik-A1 in 1972) will be live with Telsat Lightspeed in 2026. Faster, better, and far more ethical.
Amazon is launching a competing service on its own satelites.
Ooh, I love rushing towards a Kessler Syndrome.
We’re trying to speed run it, any%.
Nah, we’re going straight for the 100% speed run
These satellites are generally in a pretty low orbit to keep latency down. They’ll all eventually reenter once they run out of fuel.
If you’re sick of funding billionaire douchebags, Telsat (formerly Telsat Canada, a Canadian crown corporation and responsible for the first communications satellite Anik-A1 in 1972) will be live with Telsat Lightspeed in 2026. Faster, better, and far more ethical.