Kepler plans data-relay services using an S-band terminal that successfully tested inter-satellite links earlier 2022.
Kepler-16, Kepler-17, Kepler-18, and Kepler-19 are four 6U satellites that will contribute to the Kepler constellation and are designed for a 3-5 year lifetime.
The Kepler spacecraft are intended to provide data transfer services to in-space assets, earth-based fixed locations, earth-based mobile assets, and IoT systems using the Global Data Service and EverywhereIOT services.
Kepler was the first company to launch and operate a Ku-band satellite service in Low Earth Orbit.
Kepler produces GEN1 satellites at a production facility in Toronto, Canada.
KEPLER-16, KEPLER-17, KEPLER-18, and KEPLER-19 will serve as a test bed for Kepler’s ÆTHER internet-in-space service.
Kepler plans to launch four satellites in January as part of SpaceX’s Transporter 3 Falcon 9 ride-share mission.
Kepler planned to commence deployment of the full Aether network in 2023-01-01.
Kepler raised $60,000,000 in June to support its constellation plans and aimed to nearly double its team to 150 people by the end of 2021.
Kepler planned to start 2022 with over 100 employees and to continue hiring aggressively in 2022.
Kepler filed for regulatory permission on behalf of potential customers to operate Aether terminals to simplify the licensing process by providing hardware, service, and licensing from Kepler.
Kepler was the first company to launch and operate a Ku-band satellite service in Low Earth Orbit.
A footnote in the filing references Orbcomm’s pending acquisition by private equity firm GI Partners, Spire’s plans to go public via a SPAC, Kepler’s $60,000,000 Series B funding round, and Astrocast’s consideration of going public.
Kepler plans to build a U.S. presence after raising $60,000,000 for its low Earth orbit satellite data constellation.
Kepler moved satellite production in-house in early 2020 and can produce 10 spacecraft per month.
Kepler plans to nearly double its team to 150 people by the end of 2021.
Kepler has raised more than $90,000,000 to date for its satellite network.
The co-founders of Unfolded have created leading open source innovations in geolocation, including kepler.gl, deck.gl, and H3.
Kepler Communications designed and built two 6U CubeSats, Kepler-6 and Kepler-7, for multispectrum communication with both wideband high data-rate and narrowband low data-rate communications for IoT applications.
Kepler was selected in 2020 for an extended u8 beta trial to capture the extended Northern winter in Inuvik, Canada.