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Kepler Communications

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commercialFounded 2015
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Kepler plans to incorporate propulsion into its satellites in 2020.

Mentioned as: Kepler CommunicationsNarrative PlanOct 7, 2019Kepler books Soyuz for first two service-grade satellites

The two satellites Kepler will launch with GK Launch Services have a matured design with upgraded components including a more powerful software-defined radio.

Mentioned as: KeplerOrg RelationshipOct 7, 2019Kepler books Soyuz for first two service-grade satellites

Kepler arranged the Soyuz launch through Innovative Space Logistics, the Dutch launch broker that arranged Kepler’s first two prototypes to launch in 2018 on a Chinese Long March 11 and an Indian PSLV.

Mentioned as: Kepler CommunicationsNarrative GeneralOct 7, 2019Kepler books Soyuz for first two service-grade satellites

Kepler will launch two six-unit cubesats on a Russian Soyuz rocket operated by GK Launch Services in mid-2020.

Mentioned as: keplerNarrative GrowthOct 7, 2019Kepler books Soyuz for first two service-grade satellites

Kepler plans to deploy a 140-satellite constellation starting with at least 15 commercial spacecraft by the end of 2020.

Mentioned as: keplerTechnical ProductOct 7, 2019Kepler books Soyuz for first two service-grade satellites

Kepler Communications’ planned LEO constellation is intended to become a space data relay system to serve other constellations with high-speed data backhaul capabilities.

Mentioned as: Kepler CommunicationsTechnical ProductOct 7, 2019Kepler Communications to launch satellites with ISL and GK Launch Services on a Soyuz mid-next year

Kepler has procured spacecraft platforms for the two satellites it will launch with GK Launch Services but declined to name the provider or providers.

Mentioned as: KeplerOrg RelationshipOct 7, 2019Kepler books Soyuz for first two service-grade satellites

GK Launch Services will use Soyuz-2 family launch vehicles to launch Kepler’s next-generation satellites.

Mentioned as: Kepler CommunicationsNarrative PlanOct 7, 2019Kepler Communications to launch satellites with ISL and GK Launch Services on a Soyuz mid-next year

Kepler is planning to place future satellites at 575 km to stay above the 1,584 Starlink satellites SpaceX plans to operate at 550 km.

Mentioned as: Kepler CommunicationsOrg RelationshipOct 7, 2019Kepler books Soyuz for first two service-grade satellites

Kepler Communications plans to place approximately 140 satellites in Low Earth Orbit in three incremental phases from 2020 to 2023.

Mentioned as: Kepler CommunicationsOrg RelationshipOct 7, 2019Kepler Communications to launch satellites with ISL and GK Launch Services on a Soyuz mid-next year

Kepler Communications raised $16,000,000 last year in a Series A investment round led by Costanoa Ventures.

Mentioned as: Kepler CommunicationsOrg RelationshipSep 13, 2019Kepler reviews plan for constellation architecture

Kepler Communications plans to operate an internet-of-things constellation with 140 cubesats at an altitude of 575 km.

Mentioned as: Kepler CommunicationsNarrative PlanSep 13, 2019Kepler reviews plan for constellation architecture

Deutsche Bahn will begin deploying Kepler Communications products in the first quarter of 2020.

Mentioned as: Kepler CommunicationsNarrative PlanSep 13, 2019Kepler reviews plan for constellation architecture

Kepler Communications will continue building its 140-satellite constellation in 2022.

Mentioned as: Kepler CommunicationsNarrative PlanSep 13, 2019Kepler reviews plan for constellation architecture

Kepler Communications plans to operate 14 satellites by the end of 2020.

Mentioned as: Kepler CommunicationsOrg RelationshipSep 13, 2019Kepler reviews plan for constellation architecture

Kepler Communications has two prototype satellites in orbit for a Ku-band constellation planned to include up to 140 satellites.

Mentioned as: Kepler CommunicationsTechnical ProductAug 23, 2019Radio astronomers worried about OneWeb interference

SpaceX, OneWeb, and Kepler Communications plan to use Ku-band spectrum for their constellations.

Mentioned as: Kepler CommunicationsTechnical ProductAug 23, 2019Radio astronomers worried about OneWeb interference

Kepler Communications has two of a planned 140 Internet-of-Things satellites in orbit, with its first satellite having launched in February 2018.

Mentioned as: Kepler CommunicationsOrg RelationshipJul 1, 2019Contact lost with three Starlink satellites, other 57 healthy

OneWeb and Kepler Communications objected mainly to SpaceX's request to use Ku-band ground stations for some lower-orbiting satellites on the grounds that the ground stations could cause interference with their Ku-band satellite networks.

Mentioned as: Kepler CommunicationsTechnical ProductApr 26, 2019FCC OKs lower orbit for some Starlink satellites

Kepler Communications’ third satellite is scheduled to launch later 2019.

Mentioned as: Kepler CommunicationsNarrative GeneralApr 17, 2019Iridium makes GMDSS progress • Kepler’s next cubesat to test new radiator • Scisys breaks ground in Germany
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