Kepler Communications is a satellite telecommunications provider based in Toronto, Canada, with a mission to deliver Internet connectivity to space. The company is building the Kepler Network, an optical data relay constellation, to provide real-time, high-bandwidth data transfer and on-orbit computing services for space-based assets. Kepler's customers include Axiom Space, NASA, and the Space Development Agency (SDA), and it is working towards providing connectivity services in LEO, MEO, GEO, and beyond, using optical inter-satellite links (OISLs). Associated keywords: satellite telecommunications, optical data relay, in-space communications, internet for space, LEO, MEO, GEO.
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The Satellite Applications Catapult will work with U.K. suppliers for the Kepler spacecraft platform and will support Kepler’s business development to establish a U.K. base and operations into Europe.
SpaceX, OneWeb, Telesat, LeoSat, and Kepler Communications are designing large LEO constellation satellites to use Ku-band and/or Ka-band.