PARIS — Satellite fleet operator Telesat of Canada has received a $132.7 million payment from insurance underwriters to cover a partial-loss claim filed following the Telstar 14R/Estrela do Sul-2 satellite’s solar array deployment failure in May, Telesat’s owner, Loral Space and Communications, announced Jan. 17.

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Peter B. de Selding was the Paris Bureau Chief for SpaceNews.