Kinéis
Kinéis is a French space company and satellite operator specializing in global connectivity for the Internet of Things (IoT). As a satellite operator, they provide services for tracking, monitoring, and data collection from connected objects around the world using a constellation of 25 nanosatellites. Kinéis operates for various sectors including environmental monitoring, agriculture, infrastructure management, and maritime activities, and works with partners like Thales Alenia Space, CNES, and STMicroelectronics. Their services are built upon the legacy of the ARGOS system, supporting scientific and environmental applications with organizations such as NOAA and NASA.
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Kinéis raised about $110,000,000 in 2020 to deploy 25 satellites to low Earth orbit in 2023.
CLS and CNES invested in Kinéis’ 2020 funding round alongside French export-import bank Bpifrance and industrial partners Thales Group, cubesat builder Hemeria, and software engineering firm Celad.
Kinéis generated 7,000,000 EUR in revenues in 2020, a 40% increase over 2019.
Kinéis was spun off in 2018 from French maritime and environmental monitoring company CLS (Collecte Localisation Satellites) to upgrade the Argos network with a constellation of nanosatellites in low Earth orbit.
The five Rocket Lab Electron launches for Kinéis are scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 2023.
Rocket Lab won a contract on 2021-09-08 for five Electron launches to deploy a 25-satellite internet-of-things constellation for French startup Kinéis.
Kinéis selected Rocket Lab as the launch partner to deploy its 25-satellite constellation.
Kinéis raised 100,000,000 EUR in early 2020 to develop its constellation.
The Kick Stage will act as an orbital transfer vehicle to deliver each Kinéis satellite to precise orbital planes at a 650 km altitude.
Rocket Lab will launch 25 satellites for Kinéis over five dedicated launches starting in the second quarter of 2023.
Kinéis won two Eurostars-funded projects in 2021-04-01 named Forestens and Catset.
Kinéis generated €7 million in revenues in 2020, a 40% increase compared to 2019.
Placement of Kinéis satellites into specific orbital planes at 650 km will be performed using Electron’s kick stage.
Kinéis’ new constellation will complete the current Argos system with 30 kg-class smallsats that integrate IoT technology and a ship-tracking Automatic Identification System (AIS).
Rocket Lab contracted to deploy 25 Internet-of-Things satellites across five dedicated Electron missions for Kinéis.
Kinéis raised €100 million in equity in 2020 with shareholders including CLS (32%), CNES (26%), and Bpifrance (20%).
Rocket Lab will deploy an entire constellation of internet-of-things satellites for French startup Kinéis under a multi-launch deal dated 2021-09-08.
The Kinéis satellites will use a Hemeria microsatellite platform slightly larger than a 16-unit cubesat.
Hemeria signed a contract with Kinéis to build 25 microsatellites for a smallsat constellation to provide global connectivity for sensors and other devices.
In February 2020, French startup Kinéis raised 100,000,000 EUR to fund a 25-satellite internet-of-things constellation.