Kleos RF reconnaissance

D-Orbit’s orbital transfer vehicle carrying Kleos’ four Patrol Mission satellites was launched into a 500 km sun-synchronous orbit from Cape Canaveral, Florida aboard the SpaceX Transporter-4 mission on 2022-04-01.

The D-Orbit Orbital Transfer Vehicle deployed four Kleos Patrol Mission satellites into a 500 km sun-synchronous orbit after launching from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Kleos’ fourth satellite cluster, the Observer Mission (KSF3), is unaffected by the Patrol Mission delay and remains on track to launch in mid-2022.

The Kleos Patrol Mission launch on Transporter-3 was postponed when Spaceflight’s orbital transfer vehicle experienced technical issues.

Kleos plans to launch the Patrol Mission satellites into sun-synchronous orbit to increase its data collection capability and complement the eight satellites already in orbit.

Kleos Patrol Mission (KSF2) satellites that were planned to launch in January 2022 have been remanifested to launch on SpaceX’s Transporter-4 mission scheduled for April 2022.

Kleos will launch its next cluster of smallsats on SpaceX's Transporter-4 dedicated rideshare mission in April 2022.

Kleos Patrol Mission was originally scheduled to launch on SpaceX Transporter-3 in January 2022.

Kleos had planned to launch the same satellites on Transporter-3 through Spaceflight before moving them to Transporter-4.

The Transporter-3 launch will increase Kleos’ reconnaissance capability to three clusters of four satellites each, bringing Kleos’ total constellation to twelve satellites.

The Patrol Mission (KSF2) satellites feature enhanced hardware and software that increase Kleos’ data collection capability by up to an additional 119 million km² per day.

Kleos’ Patrol Mission satellites expand the company’s data collection capability by up to an additional 119 million km² per day when flown in the 500–600 km Sun-synchronous orbit.

The Patrol Mission satellites improve Kleos’ average daily revisit rate over a 15-degree latitude area of interest to around five times a day.

Kleos successfully launched its Vigilance Mission cluster into a 525 km Sun-synchronous orbit in June 2021.

Kleos successfully launched its Scouting Mission satellites into a 37-degree inclination in November 2020.

Kleos’ fourth cluster, the Observer Mission, is scheduled to launch in mid-2022.

Kleos offers its geolocation data to qualified subscribers as-a-service.

Kleos used funds from a recent capital raise to commit to the fourth satellite cluster build and launch.

Spaceflight provided integration, mission management, and launch services for the successful launch of Kleos’ Vigilance Mission satellites on its SXRS-5 mission in June 2021.

Spaceflight’s launch services for Kleos target a 500–600 km sun-synchronous orbit for small satellite payloads.