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Only 47 candidate planets around binary stars were found by Kepler and TESS surveys.
Kepler discovered about 3,000 eclipsing binary stars.
Farhat and Touma note that the only circumbinary planets that survive GR-driven clearing are typically too distant to be detected by Kepler and TESS transit techniques.
Kepler Communications adheres to open standards such as Space Development Agency and ESA protocols to ensure interoperability.
Beau Jarvis is Chief Revenue Officer at Kepler Communications.
Kepler Communications successfully launched the first tranche of 10 satellites for its optical data relay constellation on January 11, 2026.
OroraTech flew its thermal sensing hardware as a hosted payload aboard Kepler’s optical communications constellation earlier in 2025.
NanoAvionics plans to offer Kepler-compatible optical communications capability on its MP42 microsatellite and cubesat platforms using different optical intersatellite links.
Kepler is moving toward Initial Operating Capability for its optical network in early 2026.
Kepler is supporting sovereign constellations through its secure data network in Europe.
Kepler launched an initial tranche of 10 optical communications satellites one month before the Kepler–NanoAvionics agreement.
Kepler integrates its optical network and on-orbit compute services with NanoAvionics’ platforms to support responsive, time-critical, dynamically tasked missions.
The Kepler–NanoAvionics agreement extends Kepler Communications’ operational reach in Europe.
Kepler Communications selected Kongsberg NanoAvionics as its preferred satellite bus provider in Europe.
Kepler is scaling its optical network toward 100 Gbps-class capacity with a next tranche of 10 optical relay satellites expected to launch in 2028.
Kepler Communications is Canada-based.
NanoAvionics will receive priority consideration as Kepler scales capacity on its optical network.
Kepler is pursuing institutional contracts and was selected as the prime contractor for Element 1 of ESA’s HydRON (High-throughput Digital and Optical Network) program for optical communications.
Partner satellites can provide greater power and data downlink capabilities, and Kepler’s optical communications stack can reduce data latency for OroraTech customers.
Kepler Communications is a Toronto-based company.