The register

Kepler optical relay satellites, first tranche

Launched with computing modules aboard and began commissioning. The release read reports no AI workload.

• L1 Launched: own statement. Rests on c1, c2.

Operator	Kepler Communications
Developer	Kepler Communications
Host	Ten relay satellites
Where	Earth orbit
Class	compute
Hardware	"multi-GPU on-orbit compute modules", not named
Model or software	none reported
Launched	11 Jan 2026
Ran	no run reported

What was said, and by whom

1. “multi-GPU on-orbit compute modules”

   Kepler Communications: the operator. Kepler successfully launches first tranche of optical relay satellites, Kepler Communications. Published 11 Jan 2026 (page metadata). Read 4 Oct 2026, in full.

2. “will now begin commissioning”

   Kepler Communications: the operator. Kepler successfully launches first tranche of optical relay satellites, Kepler Communications. Published 11 Jan 2026 (page metadata). Read 4 Oct 2026, in full.

Where sources disagree

• Another tracker lists this operator's compute cluster as commercially open since April 2026. Nothing later than the launch release was read here. Not checked.

Notes

Only the launch-day release was read, so the silence recorded here may be this register's, not the operator's.

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