Kepler Announces Launch Date for First Tranche of Optical Satellites

Set for Jan. 2026, the mission will deploy Kepler’s optical data relay ring with SDA-compatible communications, hosted payloads, and on-orbit compute for real-time connectivity across space. TORONTO, ONTARIO — November 17, 2025 — Kepler Communications today announced it will launch ten 300-kilogram-class satellites for its optical data relay network aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 from […]
Kepler Welcomes Chris Hadfield to Support Human Spaceflight Initiatives

TORONTO, ONTARIO — October 27, 2025 — Kepler Communications, a company building Internet connectivity for space, today announced that astronaut, business leader and best-selling author Chris Hadfield has been appointed as a company advisor. In this role, Hadfield will help advance Kepler’s mission to deliver real-time, reliable communications to the human spaceflight industry. “Every mission […]
Kepler Awarded Contract to Support Canadian Arctic Defence

TORONTO, ONTARIO — October 21, 2025 — Kepler Communications, a company delivering real-time insights from space, today announced that they have been awarded a multi-year contract from Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) to demonstrate real-time data sharing and connectivity for Continental Defence, including the Canadian Arctic. The initiative will conduct research and analysis to […]
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Kepler Communications Appoints Beau Jarvis as Chief Revenue Officer

TORONTO, ONTARIO — September 11, 2025 — Kepler Communications, a company delivering real-time insights from space, today announced that Beau Jarvis has joined as chief revenue officer. Jarvis will lead Kepler’s global commercial strategy, accelerating market adoption of its next-generation optical data relay network and driving revenue across government, commercial, and international sectors. Kepler is […]
General Atomics and Kepler Communications Successfully Demonstrate Air-to-Space Optical Communications Capability

SAN DIEGO – September 02, 2025 – General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) and Kepler Communications US, Inc. announce the successful demonstration of bi-directional air-to-space optical communications between the GA-EMS Optical Communication Terminal (OCT) mounted on an aircraft and a Space Development Agency (SDA) Tranche 0-compatible Kepler satellite in low Earth orbit (LEO). The demonstration marks […]
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