Kipp

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General

Designation	43158 / 18008D
Launch date	19 Jan 2018
Country of origin	Canada
Mission	Telecommunications
Perigee/Apogee	535 km
Inclination	97.5°
Period	95.4 min
Launch vehicle	Long March 11 #3

3U cubesat

The FCC approved market access in Nov 2018 in downlink 10.7-12.7 GHz and uplink in 14.0-14.5 GHz
50% of the satellites must be operational by 19 Nov 2024

The company announced a launch with Innovative Space Logistics BV (ISL) in 2020q3.

The Kipp satellite demonstrated data rates of 38 Mbps down, 120 Mbps up to a 2.4 m Ku-band VSAT on a vessel at 85°N.

Will launch another demonstrator in spring 2020, see Tars

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End of life

Decay

17 Apr 2024

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External resources

http://www.keplercommunications.com/

sat-index articles

n2yo.com tracking

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