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Orange and Telesat inaugurate Europe's first Lightspeed satellite gateway in France

Orange and Canada's Telesat inaugurated Europe's first Telesat Lightspeed Gateway at Orange's Tier 4 teleport in Bercenay en Othe, France, ground infrastructure for Telesat's planned 225 satellite LEO constellation serving European enterprise and government clients from 2028.

Verified AI-drafted Orange press release, 17 September 2026

What it does not test. This does not establish that Telesat's constellation is operational or that the satellites themselves are European owned.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. French site operates gateway but Telesat (Canadian) owns constellation; operate-only, no answer changes. European Sovereignty Index

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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