February 4, 2019 GEO satellite orders continued to underwhelm in 2018
Some orders expected in 2018 did not materialize. Viasat didn’t order the third ViaSat-3 satellite it needs to bring GEO satellite orders continued to underwhelm in 2018 its terabit-per-second service to the Asia-Pacific region.
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One of the bigger contracts expected in 2019 is Telesat LEO, a constellation of around 300 small telecom satellites. Telesat anticipates deciding between Airbus Defence and Space, the manufacturer of OneWeb’s constellation of 600 to 900 satellites, and a team comprising Thales Alenia Space and Maxar Technologies, though it hasn’t said how many satellites the winner will build.
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