Kepler Receives $16 Million Investment Toward Gen1 Constellation

Announcing $16 million in Series A financing Monday, in-space connectivity company Kepler Communications said the money will go toward its Gen1 satellite constellation, to be put into service by the end of 2020 and include as many as 15 nanosatellites beyond its Kipp satellite in orbit, its Case satellite scheduled for November launch and its Tars satellite scheduled for launch in 2019.