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Kinéis

Commercial Company · France · Founded 2018

Satellite communications

French company operating an Internet of Things (IoT) constellation of nano-satellites following on from the Argos system developed in the 1980s. It was founded by the company Collecte Localisation Satellites (CLS) with the support of CNES, the French space agency.

Headquarters
France
Ownership
Private
CEO
Alexandre Tisserant
Founded
2018
Satellites in Orbit
25
25 operated all time
Satellites Built
25
25 still in orbit

Products & Capabilities

IoT satellite connectivity

Satellites Launched per Year

Fleet in Orbit

  • Kineis-4B2025-03-18 · LEO · Built & operated
  • Kineis-4D2025-03-18 · LEO · Built & operated
  • Kineis-4C2025-03-18 · LEO · Built & operated
  • Kineis-4E2025-03-18 · LEO · Built & operated
  • Kineis-4A2025-03-18 · LEO · Built & operated

Constellation

Data Sources for This Record

GCAT (J. McDowell, CC-BY 4.0) · weekly