Communications
Space-to-space and ground connectivity.
16 suppliers / hosts · 11 linked projects. Supplier rows show recorded work in this category and its subcategories. Full profiles include other capabilities.
1–16 of 16 suppliers / hosts
Coverage includes project-linked and other supply / hosting records. Contract records are included in those totals and may cover several contracts. Dates refer to disclosures or supporting evidence.
| Organization | Supplies / hosts | Linked projects | Relationship records | Latest disclosure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontgrade Technologies | Optical links | 0 projects | 1 record0 contract / order records includedRecord coverage0 project-linked · 1 other supply / hosting records | TESAT Government |
| Inmarsat | Communications | 1 projectJAXA D-OBEC / QPS-SAR12 | 1 record0 contract / order records includedRecord coverage1 project-linked · 0 other supply / hosting records | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) |
| Kepler CommunicationsPayload hosting | Satellite bus · Payload integration+3 work typesOptical links · Mission operations · Data services | 1 projectAxiom Orbital Data Centers | 4 records2 contract / order records includedRecord coverage1 project-linked · 3 other supply / hosting records | NorthStar Earth & Space Inc. |
| Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace | Satellite bus · Communications+1 work typesGround stations & ground segment | 1 projectKIRK | 1 record0 contract / order records includedRecord coverage1 project-linked · 0 other supply / hosting records | KIRK |
| MBRYONICS | Optical links · Ground stations & ground segment | 0 projects | 1 record0 contract / order records includedRecord coverage0 project-linked · 1 other supply / hosting records | Kepler Communications |
| Rocket Lab | Optical links · Ground stations & ground segment | 1 projectHyperion | 2 records1 contract / order record includedRecord coverage1 project-linked · 1 other supply / hosting records | KSAT (Kongsberg Satellite Services) |
| Skyloom | Optical links | 2 projectsAxiom Orbital Data CentersSpace Compass | 3 records0 contract / order records includedRecord coverage3 project-linked · 0 other supply / hosting records | Axiom Space |
| Sony Space Communications Corp. (SSCC) | Optical links | 1 projectHyperion | 1 record0 contract / order records includedRecord coverage1 project-linked · 0 other supply / hosting records | KSAT (Kongsberg Satellite Services) |
| Space Compass | Optical links | 1 projectSpace Compass | 1 record1 contract / order record includedRecord coverage1 project-linked · 0 other supply / hosting records | Japan Ministry of Defense |
| SpaceX | Optical links | 1 projectStarcloud | 1 record1 contract / order record includedRecord coverage1 project-linked · 0 other supply / hosting records | Starcloud |
| SWISSto12 | Satellite bus · Optical links | 1 projectSpace Compass | 2 records2 contract / order records includedRecord coverage1 project-linked · 1 other supply / hosting records | Mitsubishi Electric Corporation |
| TESAT | Optical links | 2 projectsPlanetek Hellas OPTISATKepler Tranche 1 | 2 records0 contract / order records includedRecord coverage2 project-linked · 0 other supply / hosting records | Planetek Hellas |
| TESAT Government | Optical links | 0 projects | 1 record0 contract / order records includedRecord coverage0 project-linked · 1 other supply / hosting records | Lockheed Martin |
| Ubinexus (星移联信) | Communications | 1 projectThree-Body Computing Constellation | 1 record1 contract / order record includedRecord coverage1 project-linked · 0 other supply / hosting records | Date not supplied |
| Viasat | Communications | 1 projectPlanetek AI-eXpress | 1 record0 contract / order records includedRecord coverage1 project-linked · 0 other supply / hosting records | Planetek Italia |
| 极光星通 | Optical links | 1 projectChenguang-1 (辰光一号) | 3 records0 contract / order records includedRecord coverage1 project-linked · 2 other supply / hosting records | 北京星辰未来空间技术研究院 |
Projects with recorded relationships
These are evidenced connections, not a list of open tenders. An undisclosed supplier does not establish an available contract.
Axiom Space · ARC communications validated
Develop the separate ISS data-center node targeted for 2027 and expand interoperability with the two dedicated nodes.
Beijing Xingchen Future Space Technology Research Institute / Beijing Orbital Chenguang Technology · In orbit
Publish on-orbit test results
KSAT · In development — first computing unit delivered
Integrate and launch the initial Hyperion satellites, targeted for late 2027; orbital testing remains planned.
JAXA / iQPS · In-orbit demonstrations
Further results from the selected AI apps and confirmation of continuing demonstration operations; no firm next event date disclosed.
Kepler Communications · Commercial services operating
Further customer deployment and service-performance disclosure; no exact next event date announced.
KIRK joint venture (Helsing and OHB) · In development — joint venture and consortium announced
Develop the system and disclose a flight configuration and confirmed deployment schedule. The predecessor partnership targeted 2029, but the May and June 2026 announcements do not reaffirm a deployment date.
Planetek Italia / D-Orbit / AIKO · In-orbit operation demonstrated
No dated next mission milestone disclosed; continued application trials and platform development.
Planetek Hellas · Launched experimental mission
Await OPTISAT commissioning and measured SCOT20/onboard-processing results from Planetek Hellas, ESA or TESAT. No dated next milestone disclosed.
NTT / SKY Perfect JSAT · In development
Develop the first GEO relay spacecraft and LAIDEN demonstrations targeted by 2029; JAXA-supported network work extends approximately to March 2031, subject to stage gates.
Starcloud · Demonstration program
Starcloud-2 commercial follow-on: late-2026/October launch targets in partner and executive announcements, with limited customer access and full operation targeted by 2027.
Zhejiang Lab / ADA Space / partners · Satellites launched
Publish group-02 commissioning and onboard computing results. No dated result is established.
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