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Telesat secures land for Lightspeed landing stations in Quebec and Saskatchewan ahead of planned December launch

Telesat has acquired three tracts of land — including sites in Estevan, Saskatchewan and Papineauville, Quebec — and executed leases as it builds landing stations for its Lightspeed LEO broadband network. The moves come ahead of a possible first Lightspeed launch as soon as December and international outreach to Australia, Norway and the UK.

Discovered 2026-03-10T07:59:14.060181-07:00 | 2026-03-10T07:59:14.060181-07:00

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  • Telesat has made concrete progress on the Lightspeed ground segment by acquiring three land tracts and securing leases (Estevan, SK; Papineauville, QC), moving from planning to build-out ahead of a potential December launch.
  • The timing and locations matter commercially and operationally: completed landing-station sites are essential to deliver low-latency LEO broadband, and the activity accompanies Telesat’s international outreach to Australia, Norway and the UK as it seeks partners and market access.

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