Kepler Selected as Prime for European Space Agency's HydRON Element 3

Kepler to lead interoperability tests for ESA’s HydRON optical relay network

The European Space Agency has picked Canadian small satellite operator Kepler Communications to lead a hosted payload mission to test terminal interoperability for HydRON, ESA’s flagship optical relay network program. The post Kepler to lead interoperability tests for ESA’s HydRON optical relay network appeared first on SpaceNews.

Kepler Selected as Prime for European Space Agency’s HydRON Element 3

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., April 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Space Symposium — Kepler Communications Inc. announced today it has been selected as prime contractor for HydRON Element 3, part of

Kepler Selected as Prime for European Space Agency's HydRON Element 3

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., April 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Space Symposium — Kepler Communications Inc. announced today it has been selected as prime contractor for HydRON Element 3, part of the European Space Agency's (ESA) High-throughput Optical Network (HydRON) project. HydRON, within ESA's Optical and Quantum Communications – ScyLight program, will develop a high-throughput optical network enabling secure, real-time data transport across m…

Kepler, Astrolight to Test ESA’s ‘Fiber in the Sky’

ESA has picked a Kepler Communications-led team to test the agency’s “fiber in the sky” HydRON orbital communications network, the companies announced Tuesday.  Under the contract, Kepler will launch a sat in 2027 carrying the ATLAS-X laser communications terminal from Astrolight, a Lithuanian space startup. The sat will tap into the HydrRON network as if it were a third-party user, testing both the HydRON network and Astrolight’s new optical te…