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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Kepler Communications signed a contract with Spire Global to provide high-capacity Ku-band service to Spire’s satellites.
Kepler Communications operates 19 satellites, each carrying a variant of its Ku-band payload.
Spire is installing Ku-band antennas from Kepler Communications on at least three satellites to offer higher-capacity data services beginning in early 2023.
Spire’s deal with Kepler enables Spire to add high-speed Ku-band capabilities to its low Earth orbit fleet under Kepler’s existing regulatory licenses and includes an option to scale up to 50 satellites.
Kepler Communications plans to deploy dedicated data-relay spacecraft next year that will be an order of magnitude bigger than the company’s 19 cubesats.
Kepler Communications currently provides low-data-rate services with a total of 19 satellites to devices out of range of terrestrial networks.
Two of the four satellites that SpaceX launched on 2022-01-13 are equipped with the S-band terminal for Kepler Communications’ upcoming Aether system.
Kepler Communications raised $60,000,000 in June to cover funding for all the satellites it aims to deploy throughout 2023.
Kepler Communications plans to test its S-band terminal on a third-party nanosatellite operated by Spire Global that is slated to launch in late 2022.
Kepler Communications’ S-band hardware is validated and is building flight heritage while refinements continue ahead of deploying dedicated data-relay spacecraft.
Kepler Communications tested inter-satellite links with an S-band terminal designed to access the Aether data-relay constellation.
Kepler Communications plans to use a Spire Global nanosatellite launching late next year to test an Aether terminal intended for eventual large-scale deployment as a mesh network of data-relay satellites.
Kepler Communications currently operates 15 cubesats that provide low-data-rate connectivity to devices on Earth that are beyond the reach of terrestrial networks.
Kepler Communications completed a Series B funding round announced in June 2021.
Kepler Communications will hire Stephen Bennett as Chief Operating Officer effective 2021-09-20.
Kepler Communications operates 15 satellites on orbit, making it the largest satellite operator in Canada.
Kepler Communications is planning to establish a United States–based entity and office with immediate hires in sales, marketing, and engineering.
Tribe Capital led Kepler Communications’ $60,000,000 Series B financing round.
Kepler Communications designed, built, and launched a dozen GEN 1 smallsats.
Kepler Communications plans to increase its team size to 150 employees by the end of 2021.