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KIPP

retired
CommunicationsLEOCOSPAR 2018-008CLaunched 1/19/2018
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
Jilin-1 07,08
Launch Vehicle
Long March 11
Launch Date
1/19/2018
Last Contact
3/22/2024
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
LEO
Altitude
537.5 km
Inclination
97.54 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
2018-008C
UN Registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1060
Track
Mentions
4
All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.
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Kepler Communications and C-Com connected Kepler’s demonstration cubesats KIPP and CASE using C-Com’s iNetVu FLY-981 Ku-band terminal and demonstrated a 100 Mbps downlink and a 30 Mbps uplink.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Apr 3, 2019ThinKom, Phasor, C-Com hit antenna milestones • Hughes, Inmarsat gain India IFC approvals

Kepler Communications operates a prototype cubesat called KIPP that provides wideband service.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.2Oct 15, 2018Kepler Communications raises $16 million for telecom constellation

AAC Clyde built Kepler’s first two prototype satellites: KIPP, which launched aboard a Chinese Long March 11 in January, and CASE, which is scheduled to launch later 2018 on an unspecified rocket.

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Aug 29, 2018Kepler Communications opens launch bids for Gen-1 LEO constellation

Kepler’s KIPP satellite was launched to low-Earth orbit in January on a Chinese Long March 11 rocket to provide store-and-forward services.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Jul 10, 2018Kepler to co-develop third satellite with UK’s Satellite Applications Catapult