Tag: optical communications

  • ESA Awards Kepler Prime Contract for HydRON Element 3 Optical Comms

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    Why Did ESA Select Kepler for Its Critical HydRON Element 3? The European Space Agency has awarded Toronto-based Kepler Communications the prime contractor role for HydRON Element 3, marking a significant milestone in Europe’s push for sovereign optical communications infrastructure. The selection positions the Canadian smallsat operator at the center of ESA’s most ambitious laser…

  • Sophia Space deploys orbital compute on Kepler’s optical network

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    How will Sophia Space’s orbital compute nodes change space-based processing? Sophia Space will deploy its first edge compute nodes aboard Kepler Communications satellites in late 2026, creating a distributed orbital computing infrastructure linked by optical data relays. The strategic partnership announced April 13 represents the first commercial integration of dedicated compute hardware with an operational…