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Kepler is creating infrastructure to support communication needs of the space industry by bringing internet to space.
In October 2020, Kepler Communications agreed to use Momentus Space’s Vigoride orbital transfer vehicle to deploy two satellites in 2021.
Kepler Communications started testing inter-satellite links earlier 2022 for its Aether data relay network.
After separating from the launch vehicle, D-Orbit intends to use ION to drop Kepler’s satellites into a sun-synchronous orbit between 500 and 600 km.
Momentus Space launched its first Vigoride mission on 2022-05-25 on a Falcon 9 without Kepler onboard.
Kepler Communications currently operates 19 satellites to provide connectivity to devices out of range of terrestrial networks.
The first Spire satellites equipped with Kepler’s Ku-Band Service are scheduled to launch in early 2023.
Kepler is developing an upgraded path for its Ku-Band Service that would support 2.5 Gbps.
Kepler has delivered an information rate of 240 Mbps from LEO using a Kymeta flat panel antenna.
Kepler has delivered an information rate of more than 300 Mbps from LEO using a 3.4-meter dish.
Kepler Communications signed a contract with Spire Global to provide high-capacity Ku-band service to Spire’s satellites.
Kepler’s Ku-Band Service is offered as a hosted-payload solution that combines a physical Ku-band payload, data transmission using Kepler’s spectrum licenses, and terrestrial ground infrastructure into one solution.
Kepler plans data-relay services using an S-band terminal that successfully tested inter-satellite links earlier 2022.
Kepler’s Global Data Services (GDS) has achieved more than 300 megabits per second of data speeds from LEO to a 3.4-meter ground dish and 240 megabits per second to a Kymeta flat panel antenna using its Ku-band technology.
Kepler plans to test its data-relay terminal on a Spire nanosatellite slated to launch late in 2022.
Kepler raised $60,000,000 in June to support its business expansion plans.
Spire is installing Ku-band antennas from Kepler Communications on at least three satellites to offer higher-capacity data services beginning in early 2023.
Kepler Communications operates 19 satellites, each carrying a variant of its Ku-band payload.
Spire’s deal with Kepler enables Spire to add high-speed Ku-band capabilities to its low Earth orbit fleet under Kepler’s existing regulatory licenses and includes an option to scale up to 50 satellites.
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.