Norway · Orbital edge computing and data relay
This project focuses on combining edge computing with data relay in orbit.
KSAT plans to combine Unibap iX20 computers with its first two Hyperion relay satellites to test onboard processing and low-latency data delivery. The first computer is delivered for integration; the mission precedes the broader Hyper network.
KSAT · In development — first computing unit delivered
Scope: Shared computing & storage · A shared computing or storage platform, or a program developing that infrastructure. Classification describes intended use, not operating capacity.
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Planned initial deployment only; not launched, demonstrated throughput or the committed size of the wider Hyper network.
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iX20 edge-computing flight units for the first two Hyperion satellites; first unit delivered for integration.
Agreement signed in May 2026 and disclosed in August; price and legal buyer are unspecified. In-orbit services and further joint business remain prospective.
Announced 26 Aug 2026 · Evidence checked 28 Sept 2026
KSAT and Unibap collaborate to bring edge computing to Hyper (opens in a new tab)Research participant
Program organization: KSAT (Kongsberg Satellite Services)
PartnershipPlanned operational demonstration of bidirectional communications and payload-data relay over Ka-band using HYPER.
NOAA is a demonstration partner. This is not an announced procurement value or evidence that commercial service has begun.
Announced 24 Aug 2026 · Evidence checked 20 Oct 2026
KSAT HYPER to demonstrate hybrid services with customers (opens in a new tab)Rocket Lab, including acquired Mynaric optical terminals selected for the Hyperion pathfinder's optical relay and inter-satellite communications demonstrations.
KSAT describes planned terminal carriage and demonstrations. Contract value, terminal quantity and in-orbit service are not established.
Announced 24 Aug 2026 · Evidence checked 20 Oct 2026
KSAT HYPER to demonstrate hybrid services with customers (opens in a new tab)Supplier
Program organization: KSAT (Kongsberg Satellite Services)
Supplier selectedSony Space Communications Corp. optical terminals selected for the Hyperion pathfinder's optical relay and inter-satellite communications demonstrations.
KSAT describes planned terminal carriage and demonstrations. Contract value, terminal quantity and in-orbit service are not established.
Announced 24 Aug 2026 · Evidence checked 20 Oct 2026
KSAT HYPER to demonstrate hybrid services with customers (opens in a new tab)Launch for the first Hyper satellites, identified by KSAT as the Hyperion demonstration mission.
KSAT confirms the signed launch contract and a late-2027 target; contract value and exact launch date are not disclosed. Hyperion association is explicitly corroborated in KSAT’s June 2026 account.
Announced 10 Dec 2025 · Evidence checked 28 Sept 2026
KSAT signs launch contract for Hyper (opens in a new tab)Manual review 30 Oct 2026. Compared KSAT mission and hybrid-relay accounts with Unibap hardware selection. Added spacecraft mass class, LEO and RF/optical architecture. Late-2027 flight and all orbital performance remain planned. Primary body last observed 18 Oct, 03:46 UTC. Source monitoring: blocked. Source collection and substantive profile review are separate checks. Plans and dates may change.
Unibap / KSAT collaboration announcement (opens in a new tab)Verified announcements and milestones linked to this project, newest first.
The May 2026 agreement covers iX20 flight units for the first two Hyperion satellites. The first computer had been delivered for integration by this announcement.
KSAT says its May 2026 agreement with Unibap covers iX20 flight units for the first two Hyperion demonstration satellites, with the first unit already delivered for integration. The late-2027 mission is intended to test distributed onboard processing, sharing insights between satellites and ground infrastructure, and low-latency delivery ahead of the broader Hyper service.
KSAT describes Hyper as an orbital relay layer that extends its ground network, with Hyperion as the first demonstration satellites. The company says the SpaceX launch contract is signed for a late-2027 target and that Hyperion will validate end-to-end data paths, compatibility with KSATlite operations and early customer testing before any wider Hyper service.
KSAT described planned relay satellites and early customer testing ahead of the broader Hyper service; launch remains a late-2027 target.
KSAT disclosed a signed SpaceX launch contract for the first Hyper satellites, targeting late 2027. KSAT subsequently identified Hyperion as that demonstration mission.
