Canada faces a satellite-launch crunch as SpaceX retires its Falcon 9 rocket

SpaceX has stopped taking new Falcon 9 bookings beyond 2028. No Canadian company has yet launched anything into orbit.

Telesat satellites booked with SpaceX

225 satellites

Telesat has 225 satellites to launch for its Lightspeed network, booked with SpaceX before the phaseout.

The Canada Rocket Company says a medium-lift rocket takes six to eight years and about $1 billion. It plans engine component tests in December.