Sophia Space will begin deploying its edge computing nodes on Kepler Communications satellites in late 2026, according to a strategic partnership announced April 13. The collaboration aims to create a distributed, resilient compute infrastructure in space by combining Sophia's software with Kepler's optical data relay network.
Sophia will demonstrate its Orbital Data Center (ODC) software on the platform. The firm will rely on Kepler's existing optical links to enable the distributed computing architecture. This integration seeks to marry orbital compute capabilities with high-speed optical communications.