Telesat, also known as Telesat Corporation, is a publicly owned company headquartered in Canada. Founded in 1969, it employs approximately 600 individuals and reported $416.9M in revenue as of 2024. It provides connectivity and distribution services and is classified as a tier 1 media tech buyer. The company operates as one of the largest global satellite operators. Its operations include Telesat Lightspeed, a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite network, which operates in Ka-band.
Telesat scheduled the release of its fourth quarter and full year 2025 financial results for March 17, 2026, and will host a conference call on the same day to discuss its financial performance and offer management commentary. Previously, on March 11, Telesat announced the acquisition of land in Estevan, Saskatchewan, and Papineauville, Quebec, and the lease of land in Shaunavon, Saskatchewan. These sites will host new landing stations, routing data between the company's Lightspeed Low Earth Orbit satellite network and major fibre and internet exchange points, in preparation for the planned deployment of Lightspeed broadband constellation pathfinders in December.
Telesat's customers primarily consist of appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing, aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing and telecoms companies. Examples of Telesat's customers include Panasonic, Bell Canada and NASA. Telesat has commercial and technical partners like Arabsat, Nelco and Ciena. Examples of Telesat's suppliers include Kaon Media, Commscope and Intellian Technologies.
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