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375:(LEO) program. The project will take advantage of MDA’s digital beamforming array antennas and integrated regenerative processor. The Lightspeed satellite is slightly smaller than those previously being considered. Antenna design and manufacturing will be in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec.
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