2020
Kacific, in cooperation with SKY Perfect JSAT, select The Boeing Company to design and manufacture its first satellite, Kacific1,
based on the 702-satellite platform and initiates its 30-month construction.
Kacific confirms that Kacific1 will launch atop a two-stage orbit-class SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The Falcon 9 launch service is
purchased later that year
The Ku band service proof of concept turns into a full-fledged commercial service and is greatly expanded. A dedicated teleport
in Queensland, Australia is built, and service is started in 8 countries, including Papua New Guinea, Kiribati, Tonga, and Solomon
Islands.
Kacific places Kacific1 launch and in-orbit insurance.
2019
First-half 2019
State-of-the-art Kacific1 gateways and ground infrastructure are built by Kratos and commissioned in three countries within the Asia Pacific region.
Second-half 2019
Kacific1 launches into orbit, providing coverage to Asia and the Pacific.
2018
Kacific signs more contracts to deliver capacity to the Philippines.
The successful Ku-band service continues expansion to more regions including Timor-Leste, Indonesia, and Fiji. The interim Ku service validates our business case and helps many of our customers to grow their network in preparation for Kacific1 satellite.
Kacific selects Kratos to manufacture and install its teleport radio-frequency equipment.
2017
Kacific, in cooperation with SKY Perfect JSAT, select The Boeing Company to design and manufacture its first satellite, Kacific1, based on the 702-satellite platform and initiates its 30-month construction.
Kacific confirms that Kacific1 will launch atop a two-stage orbit-class SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The Falcon 9 launch service is purchased later that year.
The Ku band service proof of concept turns into a full-fledged commercial service and is greatly expanded. A dedicated teleport in Queensland, Australia is built, and service is started in 8 countries, including Papua New Guinea, Kiribati, Tonga, and Solomon Islands.
Kacific places Kacific1 launch and in-orbit insurance.
2016
As customers grow across the Asia-Pacific region, Kacific successfully closes its financing for Kacific1.
Kacific begins an interim service, providing connectivity to health clinics, schools and communities in remote areas of Vanuatu with a Ku-band satellite.
2015
Kacific signs more contracts with service providers and telecommunication businesses in the Pacific Islands and South East Asia. From Indonesia to French Polynesia, telecommunications providers show strong interest in long-term connectivity to generate profitable revenues from untapped regions in their respective countries.
Kacific signs an initial collaboration agreement with SKY Perfect JSAT, aiming to develop a joint condominium satellite.
Kacific finalises its design and initiates a tendering process for its satellite Kacific1
2014
Celebrated satellite entrepreneur Candace Johnson invests in Kacific through the Oceania Women’s Network Satellite (OWNSAT) and sits as an advisory member of the Kacific Board.
Kacific signs agreements to connect the nations of Tuvalu, Solomon Islands and Kiribati.
The International Telecommunication Union and Kacific agree to collaborate on the development of satellite communications capacity and emergency communications solutions for the Pacific region.
2013
Kacific is founded by Christian Patouraux to provide universal access to high-speed, high-quality internet at an affordable cost. Co-founders Cyril Annarella and Mark Rigolle then join Christian in his early efforts to establish the business. In December 2013, Kacific announces its intention to launch its first satellite, Kacific1, to provide high-speed internet and broadband services to more than 40 million people in the Asia Pacific region.
