Weak signal · 7 August 2026

Telesat/MDA Arctic reconciliation now has a fourth, primary-sourced but still-conflicting figure

(MDA's own $474M/27-satellite framing vs. Telesat's $2.3bn/69-satellite framing) — see Detail. Needs a direct read of both companies' underlying contract…

1 in 271 items swept clears the bar·Brief of 7 August 2026, 07:57 UTC

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