The filing in a New York court claims that a corporate reorganization in September was intended to keep the creditors from Telesat’s next-generation satellite system if the Ottawa space-communications provider can’t repay debt that’s coming due soon. Telesat spokesperson Lynette Simmons said the transaction was legal and proper and “Telesat intends to defend itself vigorously.” A similar filing followed in Ontario later in the day. (The Logic)

Talking point: Telesat was carrying more than $3.3 billion in long-term debt as of Sept. 30, 2025, more than half of it in a term loan that’s due at the end of this year. The creditors’ lawsuit says the debt has helped finance the low Earth orbit Lightspeed constellation that Telesat is betting its future on, but the company created a new subsidiary for Lightspeed in 2025 so they’ll be able to collect only from Telesat’s decaying traditional satellite segment. The suit calls for the reorganization to be undone and for the creditors to be awarded damages.