The successful launch of a rocket in Florida on Sunday will mean faster internet service for people in Nunavut.
Telesat, a global satellite operator headquartered in Ottawa, said in a press release that its new high throughput satellite was deployed from the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that launched from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station over the weekend.
A high throughput satellite is a type of communications satellite that uses concentrated technology to provide greater power for broadband internet access.
According to the release, the satellite, called Telstar 19 VANTAGE, has a 15-year design life and will “bring a new level of performance and value for satellite broadband requirements on land, at sea and in the air.
An artist’s rendering of the Telstar
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