Kleos RF reconnaissance

The Kleos Scouting Mission is planned to deliver targeted daily services while the full Kleos constellation is planned to deliver near-real-time global observation.

The Polar Vigilance Mission will cover areas north and south of the Kleos Scouting Mission satellites that launched into a 37-degree inclined orbit in November.

The first Kleos satellite system is the Kleos Scouting Mission (KSM), which will deliver commercially available data and perform as a technology demonstration.

The Polar Vigilance Mission will provide global data to increase Kleos’s overall coverage density in the equatorial region.

ISISPACE was preparing Kleos’ second satellite cluster, the Polar Vigilance Mission (KSF1), for dispatch to the launch site in the week commencing 2021-05-31.

Kleos planned to launch the third satellite cluster into a 500–600 km Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO).

Kleos will pay approximately 2,450,000 EUR for the ISISPACE contract in milestone-based installments.

Kleos signed a contract with Innovative Solutions in Space B.V. (ISISPACE) for ISISPACE to build and support Kleos’ third satellite cluster, the Polar Patrol Mission (KSF2).

Kleos scheduled the Polar Patrol Mission (KSF2) to launch at the end of 2021 onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9.

The Kleos Scouting Mission (KSM) will deliver commercially available data and perform as a technology demonstration for a later global high-capacity constellation.

Kleos’ Polar Vigilance Mission cluster (KSF1) was expected to be delivered to the launch site in the week commencing 31st May 2021.

Kleos scheduled the Polar Patrol Mission (KSF2) to launch at the end of 2021 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9.

Kleos planned to launch its satellite clusters into a 500–600 km Sun-synchronous orbit.

The Polar Patrol Mission was expected to create opportunities for higher-value subscriptions by increasing revisit frequency over commercial areas of interest and adding data products to Kleos’ inventory.

Kleos built a business around delivering data from clusters of four RF reconnaissance satellites flying in formation.

Kleos has been designing and developing in-space manufacturing technology called Futrism to robotically produce a carbon-fiber I-beam with embedded fiber-optic cables longer than 100 m.

Two additional Kleos satellite clusters are scheduled to reach orbit 2021.

When Kleos spun out of Magna Parva, Kleos took possession of the in-space manufacturing technology and intellectual property developed at Magna Parva.

Kleos’ third satellite cluster, the Polar Patrol Mission, is scheduled to launch in December 2021 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9.

Kleos is leveraging Netherlands-based ISISPACE to develop and deliver the KSF1 satellites and to improve associated hardware and software capability.