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Kepler received help designing its cubesat bus from the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies’ Space Flight Laboratory.
Kepler received help designing its cubesat bus from the Canadian Space Agency.
Kepler Communications will build a constellation of 140 cubesats in a 5,000-square-foot facility commissioned late last year at its Toronto headquarters.
AAC Clyde built Kepler’s first two prototype satellites, which were three-unit cubesats launched into low Earth orbit in 2018.
Kepler Communications considered around 10 different smallsat manufacturers before deciding to build its satellites in-house.
OneWeb first applied for Ku- and Ka-band satellite frequencies with the FCC in April 2016, triggering 11 additional applications that included SpaceX, SES, and Kepler Communications.
Kepler Communications is deploying its constellation at 575 km to place it slightly above Starlink and reduce collision risks and associated conjunction alerts.
Kepler Communications aims to have 140 cubesats in orbit by 2023 to provide connectivity for the Internet of Things market.
Kepler Communications contracted with SpaceX on 2019-12-11 to launch some of its cubesats on one or more Falcon 9 rideshare missions next year.
Kepler’s first service-grade satellites are slated to launch mid-2020 on a Soyuz rocket booked through Glavkosmos.
SpaceX decided to lower the orbit of some 1,600 planned Starlink satellites, a decision that caused operational hardship for Kepler and prompted Kepler to consider changing its constellation size before selecting the higher orbit.
Kepler’s SpaceX rideshare agreement combined with Kepler’s other launch agreements provides enough rides to low Earth orbit for Kepler’s Gen-1 constellation of 15 cubesats.
Kepler Communications reserved SpaceX rideshare capacity to launch an unspecified number of Internet of Things cubesats in 2020.
Kepler Communications booked 400 kg of rideshare capacity with SpaceX on 2019-12-11.
Kepler plans to scale its Internet of Things constellation to reach 140 satellites in 2023.
Kepler launched two prototype satellites in 2018.
Kepler Communications of Toronto operates LEO cubesats that use Ku-band frequencies similar to Eutelsat IoT First.
Kepler has procured spacecraft platforms for the two satellites it will launch with GK Launch Services but declined to name the provider or providers.
Kepler Communications plans to place approximately 140 satellites in Low Earth Orbit in three incremental phases from 2020 to 2023.
GK Launch Services will use Soyuz-2 family launch vehicles to launch Kepler’s next-generation satellites.