Kepler Communications last demonstration satellite, TARS, is now scheduled to launch on August 31 on an Arianespace Vega launcher. That launch has been delayed almost a year. The first delay was the failure of the preceding Vega mission which necessitated a launch failure investigation. Then came the pandemic, and finally weather delays. Now, even as Kepler breathes a sigh of relief as TARS is finally …
Read More »Space Flight Laboratory expands a la carte CubeSat platforms
Toronto based Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) announced at SmallSat 2020 this past week three new a la carte CubeSat platforms marketed towards entities interested in both demonstration and operational platforms. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY
Read More »The Canadian Space Agency awards $7.15 million in technology contracts
In just over the last month the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has awarded $20.6 million in contributions as part of the Space Technology Development Program (STDP) AO 6. The third, and most recent list of awards was posted to their website yesterday. The contributions went to 20 different companies with more than half going to small businesses, including several first time winners, and for some …
Read More »Arianespace VV16 Mission to launch GHGSat, Kepler and exactEarth satellites
An Arianespace Vega launch vehicle is scheduled to deliver 53 satellites to orbit this Thursday, including three Canadian satellites on the VV16 mission.
Read More »Kepler signs MOU with Kymeta and will use u8 Electronically Steered Antenna
The Satellite 2020 conference has been a busy one for Kymeta who have made a slew of announcements including today’s agreement with Kepler Communications.
Read More »Canadian Companies Will Likely Have Double Digit Satellites Launched This Year – The Start of a Trend
Between now and the end of 2021 Canada may have more satellites launched than the combined previous 57 years going back to 1962 and the launch of Canada’s first satellite, Alouette 1.
Read More »Kepler Communications Goes In-house and Local to Manufacture Satellite Constellation
Kepler Communications has decided to go in-house to build its satellite constellation, and in so doing has become the second Canadian company to build a state-of-the-art small satellite manufacturing facility capable of mass production.
Read More »Kepler and Cobham SATCOM to Offer “User Terminal-as-a-Service”
Following on the recent announcement of a successful demonstration of a high-bandwidth satellite connection in the high arctic, Kepler Communications is now partnering with Cobham SATCOM for what they’re calling “User Terminal-as-a-Service (UTaaS).”
Read More »Kepler’s High-Bandwidth Satellite Demonstration in the Arctic Shows Promise
Kepler Communication has successfully tested a high-bandwidth satellite connection in the high arctic, and while that’s good news for the startup, it still has a ways to go in delivering on its promise as an Internet of Things (IoT) telecommunications company.
Read More »Kepler Communications Releases Trial Internet of Things Developer Kit
With two demonstration satellites, KIPP and CASE, in orbit, and with nearly a combined three years of operational testing time, Kepler is now ready to take the next step.
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