Telesat has awarded Intellian a contract to design and manufacture Ka-band flat panel user terminals for the Telesat Lightspeed Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation.
The terminals will be optimised for high-speed connectivity across multiple sectors, including maritime. Intellian’s Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) technology will be integrated with the aim of delivering high-performance user terminals with low power consumption.
“We’re thrilled to partner with Telesat to develop flat panel antennas for the Lightspeed network, enabling reliable, high-performance satellite connectivity across land, mobile, maritime, and government markets,” said Edward Joannides, VP of Strategy & Business Development at Intellian.
“This AESA collaboration builds on our previous work with Telesat, including parabolic reference terminals and the Gateway Antenna System programme.”
Canadian satellite operator Telesat plans to deploy a constellation of 198 LEO satellites of 750kg each for the Lightspeed network, and has contracted for 14 launches from SpaceX starting in mid-2026 to get the satellites into orbit.
