{"id":2065,"date":"2026-01-29T14:54:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T14:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/telesat-and-hanwha-partner-to-develop-next-gen-space-and-marine-technologies\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T14:54:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T14:54:30","slug":"telesat-and-hanwha-partner-to-develop-next-gen-space-and-marine-technologies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/telesat-and-hanwha-partner-to-develop-next-gen-space-and-marine-technologies\/","title":{"rendered":"Telesat and Hanwha Partner to Develop Next Gen Space and Marine Technologies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1769671965670_639052687695212670.webp\" class=\"imageload removeImageattr fr-dib\" width=\"711\" height=\"384\" alt=\"Telesat and Hanwha Partner to Develop Next Gen Space and Marine Technologies\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1769671965670_639052687695212670.webp\" style=\"opacity: 0.232087;\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1769671965670_639052687695212670.webp\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"711\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"384\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Telesat<\/strong>, one of the world\u2019s largest and most innovative satellite operators, and <strong>Hanwha Systems<\/strong>, a leading Korean corporation of the Hanwha Group, announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly collaborate on next-generation, sovereign satellite connectivity solutions, as well as user terminals that will be compatible with Telesat\u2019s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) network, Telesat Lightspeed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The MOU follows the signing of a Letter of Intent between the Government of Canada through the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) and the Government of Korea through the Defence Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) to pursue a structured initiative on next-generation commercial Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications and advanced maritime platforms.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget-layout related-content-also-read-box my-3\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\">Also Read: What are Navigational Satellite Constellations and Their Importance in GPS, GNSS and Satellite Navigation?<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hanwha and Telesat will explore a range of cooperative programs, notably the Government of Korea\u2019s LEO communications satellite constellation (K-LEO) and defence user terminals that are compatible with K-LEO and Telesat Lightspeed. Additionally, the companies are cooperating on the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project (CPSP), where Hanwha intends to include significant, multi-year Telesat Lightspeed services as a key strategic aspect of its bid in its Industrial and Economic Benefits to Canada Proposal Annex. Hanwha will also look to apply Telesat Lightspeed services to various platforms within its weapon systems as a means of exploring potential business collaboration opportunities throughout the global defence market.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThis collaboration brings together complementary resources and expertise to deliver next-generation, sovereign LEO communications capabilities for Canada, South Korea, and our allied partners,\u201d stated <strong>Dan Goldberg<\/strong><strong>, Telesat\u2019s President and CEO<\/strong>. \u201cThe secure, high-performance Telesat Lightspeed architecture\u2014paired with Hanwha\u2019s advanced systems expertise\u2014positions us to support critical defence missions and national priorities with unmatched reliability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThis partnership enhances our ability to deliver secure, sovereign LEO communications for defence and maritime operations,\u201d said <strong>Jae-il Son, President and CEO of Hanwha Systems<\/strong>. \u201cBy expanding partnerships with trusted global leaders, Hanwha Systems will continue to strengthen its position in the global market and advance its role as a key defence and space technology provider,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Telesat, one of the world\u2019s largest and most innovative satellite operators, and Hanwha Systems, a leading Korean corporation of the Hanwha Group, announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly collaborate on next-generation, sovereign satellite connectivity solutions, as well as user terminals that will be compatible with Telesat\u2019s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[44,84,38,20],"class_list":["post-2065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-gnss","tag-gnss-receivers","tag-leo","tag-satellite"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2065"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2065"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2065\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}