Captain L'Teis Kardashev was a male Human who served as a Starfleet officer in the 32nd century.
In 3189, he attended a meeting at Federation Headquarters with several other starship captains, including Bandra, Rahma, and Saru. Fleet Admiral Charles Vance tasked him with supplying Reilling VII with additional shields to help them deal with solar flares. (DIS: "Scavengers")
In 3190, Kardashev attended a briefing at Federation Headquarters regarding a massive gravitational anomaly that struck Kwejian and Deep Space Repair Beta Six. (DIS: "Anomaly (DIS)")
Kardashev was played by Linford Mark Robinson.
Kardashev may be named for Nikolai Kardashev, Russian astrophysicist best known for the Kardashev scale, a system for classifying the level of advancement of alien civilizations.