ORBITAL WHISPERS
TL;DR
Kepler Communications is launching a space-based cloud service, letting customers lease or buy compute hardware on satellites.
They’ve sold just two units to Axiom Space so far, calling it a strategic partnership.
Their full satellite network isn’t ready yet, only nine satellites and a spare exist for now.
The company promises real-time data processing from orbit but hasn’t proven wide utility or demand.
Cloudy with a Chance of Payloads
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