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Satellites, Property and other Equipment | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
Disclosure of property, plant and equipment [text block] [Abstract] |
SATELLITES, PROPERTY AND OTHER EQUIPMENT | 16. SATELLITES, PROPERTY AND OTHER EQUIPMENT
|  | Satellites |  | Antennas, satellite control & communication equipment |  | Building, equipment & other |  | Right-of-use assets(1) |  | Assets under construction |  | Total
Cost as at January 1, 2020 |  | $ | 3,553,115 |  |  | $ | 163,667 |  |  | $ | 90,571 |  |  | $ | 29,141 |  |  | $ | 11,175 |  |  | $ | 3,847,669 |
Additions |  |  | — |  |  |  | 300 |  |  |  | 1,335 |  |  |  | 6,813 |  |  |  | 87,444 |  |  |  | 95,892 |
Disposals/retirements |  |  | (93,755 | ) |  |  | (2,921 | ) |  |  | (364 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (97,040 | )
Transfers from assets under construction |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3,844 |  |  |  | 619 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (4,463 | ) |  |  | — |
Impact of foreign exchange |  |  | (16,028 | ) |  |  | (836 | ) |  |  | (423 | ) |  |  | (438 | ) |  |  | (4,402 | ) |  |  | (22,127 | )
Cost as at December 31, 2020 |  |  | 3,443,332 |  |  |  | 164,054 |  |  |  | 91,738 |  |  |  | 35,516 |  |  |  | 89,754 |  |  |  | 3,824,394 |
Additions |  |  | — |  |  |  | 261 |  |  |  | 631 |  |  |  | 10,074 |  |  |  | 313,909 |  |  |  | 324,875 |
Disposals/retirements |  |  | (59,500 | ) |  |  | (2,812 | ) |  |  | (4,949 | ) |  |  | (2,760 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (70,021 | )
Transfers from assets under construction |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5,948 |  |  |  | 3,913 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (9,861 | ) |  |  | — |
Reclassifications(2) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 4,276 |  |  |  | (5,047 | ) |  |  | 771 |  |  |  | (1,493 | ) |  |  | (1,493 | )
Impact of foreign exchange |  |  | (5,322 | ) |  |  | 58 |  |  |  | (551 | ) |  |  | (221 | ) |  |  | 318 |  |  |  | (5,718 | )
Cost as at December 31, 2021 |  | $ | 3,378,510 |  |  | $ | 171,785 |  |  | $ | 85,735 |  |  | $ | 43,380 |  |  | $ | 392,627 |  |  | $ | 4,072,037 |
Accumulated depreciation and impairment as at January 1, 2020 |  | $ | (2,218,821 | ) |  | $ | (113,249 | ) |  | $ | (54,299 | ) |  | $ | (2,367 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (2,388,736 | )
Depreciation |  |  | (200,041 | ) |  |  | (8,678 | ) |  |  | (4,966 | ) |  |  | (3,200 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (216,885 | )
Disposals/retirements |  |  | 93,755 |  |  |  | 2,702 |  |  |  | 305 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 96,762 |
Impact of foreign exchange |  |  | 2,178 |  |  |  | 404 |  |  |  | 301 |  |  |  | 108 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,991 |
Accumulated depreciation and impairment as at December 31, 2020 |  |  | (2,322,929 | ) |  |  | (118,821 | ) |  |  | (58,659 | ) |  |  | (5,459 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (2,505,868 | )
Depreciation |  |  | (182,848 | ) |  |  | (10,121 | ) |  |  | (7,817 | ) |  |  | (2,986 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (203,772 | )
Disposals/retirements |  |  | 59,500 |  |  |  | 2,627 |  |  |  | 4,231 |  |  |  | 1,420 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 67,778 |
Reclassifications |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3,667 | ) |  |  | 4,438 |  |  |  | (771 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Impact of foreign exchange |  |  | 910 |  |  |  | 118 |  |  |  | 118 |  |  |  | 454 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,600 |
Accumulated depreciation and impairment as at December 31, 2021 |  | $ | (2,445,367 | ) |  | $ | (129,864 | ) |  | $ | (57,689 | ) |  | $ | (7,342 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (2,640,262 | )
Net carrying values |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
As at December 31, 2020 |  | $ | 1,120,403 |  |  | $ | 45,233 |  |  | $ | 33,079 |  |  | $ | 30,057 |  |  | $ | 89,754 |  |  | $ | 1,318,526 |
As at December 31, 2021 |  | $ | 933,143 |  |  | $ | 41,921 |  |  | $ | 28,046 |  |  | $ | 36,038 |  |  | $ | 392,627 |  |  | $ | 1,431,775 |
____________ (1) Right-of-use assets consisted primarily of property leases. (2) Software of $1,493 was transferred to intangible assets. Substantially all of the Company’s satellites, property and other equipment have been pledged as security as a requirement of the Company’s Senior Secured Credit Facilities, Senior Secured Notes and 2026 Senior Secured Notes as at December 31, 2021 (Note 24). Borrowing costs For the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 there were no borrowing costs capitalized. Impairment No impairment was recognized for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020. Joint arrangements Telesat International Limited (“TIL”) and APT entered into agreements relating to the Telstar 18 VANTAGE satellite, which are accounted for as a joint operation, whereby TIL’s interest is 42.5%. Telesat (IOM) Limited (“TIOM”) and Viasat Inc. entered into agreements relating to the ViaSat-1 satellite, which are accounted for as a joint operation, whereby TIOM owns the Canadian payload on the ViaSat-1 satellite.

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