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Kepler Communications Constellation

Last Updated: 2 months ago

Kepler Communications Constellation is an upcoming Rocket Lab Electron mission, targeting no earlier than 2028 from Launch Complex 3 at Wallops Island, Virginia.

Unknown
Vehicle
Electron
Launch Site
LC-3
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Profile
Communications
NET 2028 Wallops Island, Virginia, USA

Mission State

Schedule
Window to be announced

Rocket Lab has not published a precise launch time yet.

Coverage
Stream not published yet

Coverage often appears closer to launch, especially for updated NET dates.

Launch Updates

1

  1. Added launch.

    by Cosmic_Penguin Source: rocketlabcorp.com

Updates via Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs).

Mission Overview

Multiple new Low Earth Orbit communication satellites by Kepler Communications, for expanding Kepler’s constellation with additional optical connectivity, on-orbit compute, and hosted payload capacity. The satellites will support a range of commercial and government missions.

Technical Details

Vehicle
Electron
Rocket Lab launch vehicle
Launch Site
Launch Complex 3
LC-3 · Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
Target Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Planned deployment regime
Mission Profile
Communications
Mission architecture
Pad Turnaround
Since the previous launch from this pad
Customer
Unknown
Mission customer

Jellyfish likelihood

Too early to tell

Too early to tell — depends on the final launch time.