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Kepler Communications’ S-band hardware is validated and is building flight heritage while refinements continue ahead of deploying dedicated data-relay spacecraft.
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 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 currently provides low-data-rate services with a total of 19 satellites to devices out of range of terrestrial networks.
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 raised $60,000,000 in June to cover funding for all the satellites it aims to deploy throughout 2023.
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-16, KEPLER-17, KEPLER-18, and KEPLER-19 will serve as a test bed for Kepler’s ÆTHER internet-in-space service.
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 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 planned to commence deployment of the full Aether network in 2023-01-01.
Kepler planned to start 2022 with over 100 employees and to continue hiring aggressively in 2022.
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 plans to launch four satellites in January as part of SpaceX’s Transporter 3 Falcon 9 ride-share mission.
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 Communications currently operates 15 cubesats that provide low-data-rate connectivity to devices on Earth that are beyond the reach of terrestrial networks.
Kepler was the first company to launch and operate a Ku-band satellite service in Low Earth Orbit.
Kepler Communications completed a Series B funding round announced in June 2021.