# SpaceNexus Daily, Sunday, November 1, 2026: Telesat delays Lightspeed rollout by three months, SatNews reports

> SatNews reports Telesat delayed its Lightspeed rollout by three months. NASASpaceFlight reports Isaacman outlined Artemis III plans, and launches are scheduled for November 2 and November 3.

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## Transcript

This is SpaceNexus Daily, for Sunday, November 1, 2026.

### Space stocks and money

In the trading session of Friday, October 30, the SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index of space stocks fell 5.1 percent, with 2 companies up and 33 down. The largest gain was Synspective, up 3.7 percent, and the largest decline was Satellogic, down 11.2 percent.

Sources: [SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close)](https://spacenexus.us/markets-daily); [SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close)](https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/synspective); [SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close)](https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/satellogic)

### Telesat adjusts Lightspeed schedule

SatNews reported that Telesat has delayed the commercial rollout of its Lightspeed low Earth orbit satellite constellation by three months. The SatNews headline says the delay follows Pathfinder software delays and moves service to Mid-2028. According to SatNews, Telesat is targeting full global service.

Sources: [SatNews](https://satnews.com/2026/10/31/telesat-delays-lightspeed-constellation-service-to-mid-2028-following-pathfinder-software-delays/)

### Isaacman on Artemis III

NASASpaceFlight reported that NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has spoken on the planned architecture and contingencies. Its headline says Isaacman outlined the Artemis III multi-launch checkout sequence and Blue Origin priority.

Sources: [NASASpaceFlight](https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2026/10/isaacman-artemis-launch-sequence-blue-priority/)

### MDA antenna work for IRIS²

SpaceQ reported that MDA Space said it will start building digital antennas for the first 66 satellites of IRIS², the European Union's planned secure-communications constellation. According to SpaceQ, the initial agreement is with Thales Alenia Space, and the satellites are due to launch in 2029.

Sources: [SpaceQ](https://spaceq.ca/the-weekly-close-october-30-2026/)

### Launches ahead

Electron is scheduled to launch iQPS Launch 9 from New Zealand no earlier than 16:41 UTC on November 2. Kinetica 2 from Jiuquan and Falcon 9 with USSF-432 from Vandenberg are each scheduled no earlier than November 3.

Sources: [Launch Library 2](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmplcla1vl1n93x6amwazvcr1); [Launch Library 2](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmvsixgj406twsnej9mudf5li); [Launch Library 2](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmvpkcuh205swtwzr5b4w1d8u)

### Jobs board count

The SpaceNexus jobs board lists 11,193 job postings, about 10,000 distinct roles, as of November 1. Of the postings, 1,010 went up in the last 7 days.

Sources: [SpaceNexus jobs board](https://spacenexus.us/jobs)

Full details and sources are at spacenexus.us.


## Sources

- [SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close))](https://spacenexus.us/markets-daily)
- [Synspective (290A) (SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close))](https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/synspective)
- [Satellogic (SATL) (SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close))](https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/satellogic)
- [Telesat Delays Lightspeed Constellation Service to Mid-2028 Following Pathfinder Software Delays (SatNews)](https://satnews.com/2026/10/31/telesat-delays-lightspeed-constellation-service-to-mid-2028-following-pathfinder-software-delays/)
- [Isaacman outlines Artemis III multi-launch checkout sequence and Blue Origin priority (NASASpaceFlight)](https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2026/10/isaacman-artemis-launch-sequence-blue-priority/)
- [MDA lands IRIS² antenna work as space index falls 2.2 per cent (SpaceQ)](https://spaceq.ca/the-weekly-close-october-30-2026/)
- [Electron | The Sea God Surveys (iQPS Launch 9) (Launch Library 2)](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmplcla1vl1n93x6amwazvcr1)
- [Kinetica 2 | SpaceSail Polar Group TBD? (Launch Library 2)](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmvsixgj406twsnej9mudf5li)
- [Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-432 (Launch Library 2)](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmvpkcuh205swtwzr5b4w1d8u)
- [SpaceNexus jobs board (SpaceNexus jobs board)](https://spacenexus.us/jobs)

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