Company - Kepler Communications
Product/Service - Optical Service, Ku-band Service, S-band Service
- Classification
- Space Utilities
- Category
- In-Space Communications Relay
- Fields
- In-Space Internet
- Status
- Development, Launched
- First launch
- 2023
Æther 1 and Æther 2 test satellites with optical laser communications were launched on Transporter-9 in November 2023, but successful demonstration has not been announced as of late 2023.
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