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CommunicationsLEOCOSPAR 2018-096LLaunched 11/29/2018
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
HySIS/Cubesats
Launch Vehicle
PSLV CA
Launch Date
11/29/2018
Last Contact
2/22/2023
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
LEO
Altitude
487.5 km
Inclination
97.48 deg
Dry Mass
3 kg
Total Mass
3 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Communications
Payload Category
COM
Payload Class
B
Organizations
Operator
Kepler Communications
Manufacturer
AAC Clyde Space
Constellation
Name
Kepler Network
Active Satellites
12
Planned Satellites
18
Registry
COSPAR ID
2018-096L
UN Registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1060
Track
Mentions
201
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OHB provided support that enabled Rocket Factory Augsburg to acquire key technologies and key talent for the RFA ONE launch vehicle business case.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 3.3Apr 28, 2021Rocket Factory Augsburg Secures European Launch Site
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The SpaceLink relay service helps close the business case for operators of small satellites, Earth observation companies, commercial space stations, and satellite servicers and tugs.

GeneralValue 1.6Apr 15, 2021SpaceLink + Gilmour Space Sign MoU To Integrate Relay Network Tech Into Smallsats

The ELSA-d mission serves as a test case for licensing future missions involving complex rendezvous operations in space.

LegalPlanValue 2.5Mar 12, 2021ELSA-d Mission Licence Approved by UK Space Agency

TerraLoupe’s AI department for Autonomous Systems Safety merged with Edge Case Research GmbH in May 2020.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 3.0Mar 9, 2021Cloudeo AG strengthens its customer reach with the acquisition of TerraLoupe GmbH

James Crawford stated that a use case determines the value of imagery.

GeneralValue 1.0Feb 8, 2021Direct From SmallSat Symposium: Earth Observation — Looking At The Market

Competition from companies using thousands of smallsat LEO constellations such as SpaceX’s Starlink and Blue Origin contributed to Loon’s business case failure.

GeneralCapabilityGrowthValue 2.0Feb 2, 2021SATCOM’s Ballooning Competition Continues Aloft…

Under the Phase 1 contract, Sagetech Avionics will develop the ability to provide an acceptable safety case for tracking cooperative targets as part of an Airborne Collision Avoidance System (ACAS) solution while avoiding overload of the 1090 MHz spectrum.

CapabilityRelationshipsLegalValue 4.0Jan 14, 2021Sagetech Avionics receives AFWERX contract from U.S. Air Force

In a 2020-12-31 filing in the federal bankruptcy court overseeing Intelsat’s Chapter 11 case, Intelsat sought court permission to order the two satellites.

LegalGeneralValue 2.8Jan 11, 2021Intelsat orders two satellites from Airbus

End-to-end secure networks without terrestrial touchpoints are a crucial use case for non-GEO satellite-based internet.

GeneralValue 0.8Dec 3, 2020NSR Insight: A Critical Assessment Of HTS Satellite Constellations

Telemedicine in rural U.S. is an emerging use case powered by SpaceX's broadband solution.

GeneralCapabilityValue 2.2Dec 3, 2020NSR Insight: A Critical Assessment Of HTS Satellite Constellations

The report includes capacity supply fill rates and case studies on the cost base of satellite capacity.

FinancialGeneralValue 2.0Dec 1, 2020Satellite capacity pricing declines slow, but price pressure expected to increase with new supply entering service in 2023

The report includes capacity supply fill rates and case studies on the cost base of satellite capacity.

GeneralFinancialValue 1.8Nov 30, 2020FSS Capacity Pricing Trends Research Published by Euroconsult

The 2020-06-12 FAA report endorsed a SpaceX proposal to build a second test pad at Boca Chica in case of an anomaly on the primary test pad.

PlanLegalValue 4.0Nov 25, 2020SpaceX ready for Starship suborbital flight as FAA begins new environmental study

Terra Cover analyzed 1,329 reservoirs built for hydropower or irrigation in Uruguay in a recent case study.

GeneralCapabilityValue 1.8Oct 20, 2020Terra Cover launches ReaLSAT as new surface water monitoring service

Kiana's solution uses data from existing campus wireless device registration platforms to allow authorized employees to identify possible exposures from a positive COVID-19 case rather than relying solely on class schedules.

GeneralValue 1.2Oct 15, 2020Universities and colleges chose Kiana Digital Contact Tracing for safe return to campus

Satellites in low Earth orbit travel at about 17,805 km per hour, enabling faster area coverage than aircraft that operate at about 805 km per hour in best-case scenarios.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Sep 16, 2020Military commanders could use more satellites for tactical surveillance

On the MEV-1 mission Intelsat moved the target satellite out of GEO into a graveyard orbit several hundred kilometers higher in case the docking created debris or disabled the satellite.

PlanValue 4.0Aug 13, 2020Satellite servicing industry seeks interface standards

NASA planned to negotiate with Roscosmos for additional Soyuz seats in case commercial crew providers could not enter service in 2020.

PlanRelationshipsValue 3.8Feb 26, 202020 space industry predictions for 2020

Nanoracks is working under a 2018 NASA contract to study the commercial case for repurposing in-space hardware.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 3.7Oct 23, 2019Nanoracks forges agreement with Maritime Launch, plans test of Outpost technology

Scott Herman, chief technology officer for BlackSky, views a $2,000,000,000 satellite cost to obtain 10-centimeter resolution as prohibitive for a purely commercial business case.

FinancialCapabilityValue 4.2Oct 3, 2019Is there a commercial market for Keyhole-class imagery like Trump tweeted?