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Kepler Communications will use Kepler 20 and Kepler 21 to provide additional test and validation for payload technology planned for their next generation of satellites.
Since 2016 Kepler Communications has raised more than $200,000,000 in equity from investors including Costanoa Ventures, Canaan Partners, Tribe Capital, and BDC Capital’s Industrial Innovation Venture Fund.
Kepler’s optical services will be operational and available to customers by 2025-01-01.
Kepler Communications plans to launch two Pathfinder satellites in Fall 2023 to test and validate optical communication technology developed for the Kepler constellation.
Kepler Communications plans to launch an optical data relay infrastructure in 2024 to complement its existing RF network.
Kepler Communications raised $92,000,000 in Series C funding led by IA Ventures.
Kepler Communications has raised more than $200,000,000 to date by selling equity.
Kepler Communications currently operates 19 satellites in sun-synchronous orbits that provide low-data-rate connectivity for devices out of range of terrestrial networks.
Kepler Communications still plans to provide some data relay services in S-band from the new network despite prioritizing optical technology.
Kepler Communications plans to begin deploying the first plane of data relay satellites in 2024 for initial services by early 2025 under the name The Kepler Network.
Kepler Communications raised $92,000,000 on 2023-04-13 to start deploying an optical data-relay constellation next year.
The Kepler data relay network is designed to provide real-time connectivity for LEO satellites that currently can only relay information when passing over approved ground stations.
Kepler Communications plans to begin deploying its Aether data-relay constellation, which relies on optical and RF data links, early next year.
Kepler Communications plans a data-relay constellation of larger satellites that it expects to start deploying in 2023.
Kepler Communications operates 19 cubesats that provide low-data-rate connectivity to devices out of range of terrestrial networks.
The two satellites will carry Kepler’s Ku- and S-band payloads to test and validate inter-satellite communication and high-capacity data downlinking technology.
Diane Burchett is the vice president of engineering for Kepler.
Kepler is creating infrastructure to support communication needs of the space industry by bringing internet to space.
The Kepler Network will provide constant connectivity to space assets, enabling real-time reception of mission-critical data.
D-Orbit signed a launch and deployment contract with Kepler Communications for the launch of two, 6U telecommunications smallsats.