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Rocket Lab has a multi-launch contract to provide five dedicated Electron missions for global Internet-of-Things provider Kinéis to be launched from 2023 onward.

Mentioned as: KineisOrg RelationshipApr 19, 2022Rocket Lab Secures Multi-Launch Contract With HawkEye 360 — This Will Be The Company’s Baptismal Electron Launch From LC2 On Wallops Island, Virginia

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.

Mentioned as: KineisNarrative GeneralNov 19, 2021French satellite startup Kinéis gets regulatory nod for U.S. expansion

Kinéis generated 7,000,000 EUR in revenues in 2020, a 40% increase over 2019.

Mentioned as: KineisNarrative GeneralNov 19, 2021French satellite startup Kinéis gets regulatory nod for U.S. expansion

Kinéis plans to open a subsidiary in Washington early next year to expand access to global connectivity customers in the environment, energy, transportation, agriculture, and other markets.

Mentioned as: KinéisTechnical ProductNov 19, 2021French satellite startup Kinéis gets regulatory nod for U.S. expansion

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.

Mentioned as: KineisNarrative GeneralNov 19, 2021French satellite startup Kinéis gets regulatory nod for U.S. expansion

Kinéis raised about $110,000,000 in 2020 to deploy 25 satellites to low Earth orbit in 2023.

Mentioned as: KineisOrg RelationshipNov 19, 2021French satellite startup Kinéis gets regulatory nod for U.S. expansion

The five Rocket Lab Electron launches for Kinéis are scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 2023.

Mentioned as: KineisNarrative GeneralSep 23, 2021Rocket Lab to launch Astroscale inspection satellite

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.

Mentioned as: KineisOrg RelationshipSep 23, 2021Rocket Lab to launch Astroscale inspection satellite

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.

Mentioned as: KineisOrg RelationshipSep 8, 2021Rocket Lab wins multi-launch deal for IoT constellation

Rocket Lab contracted to deploy 25 Internet-of-Things satellites across five dedicated Electron missions for Kinéis.

Mentioned as: KineisNarrative GeneralSep 8, 2021Multi-Launch Deal For Rocket Lab To Deploy The Entire Kinéis IoT Satellite Constellation

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).

Mentioned as: KineisNarrative PlanSep 8, 2021Multi-Launch Deal For Rocket Lab To Deploy The Entire Kinéis IoT Satellite Constellation

Kinéis raised 100,000,000 EUR in early 2020 to develop its constellation.

Mentioned as: KineisOrg RelationshipSep 8, 2021Rocket Lab wins multi-launch deal for IoT constellation

Rocket Lab will launch 25 satellites for Kinéis over five dedicated launches starting in the second quarter of 2023.

Mentioned as: KineisOrg RelationshipSep 8, 2021Rocket Lab wins multi-launch deal for IoT constellation

Kinéis selected Rocket Lab as the launch partner to deploy its 25-satellite constellation.

Mentioned as: KineisNarrative GeneralSep 8, 2021Rocket Lab wins multi-launch deal for IoT constellation

Kinéis raised €100 million in equity in 2020 with shareholders including CLS (32%), CNES (26%), and Bpifrance (20%).

Mentioned as: KineisOrg RelationshipSep 8, 2021Multi-Launch Deal For Rocket Lab To Deploy The Entire Kinéis IoT Satellite Constellation

Kinéis won two Eurostars-funded projects in 2021-04-01 named Forestens and Catset.

Mentioned as: KineisOrg RelationshipSep 8, 2021Multi-Launch Deal For Rocket Lab To Deploy The Entire Kinéis IoT Satellite Constellation

Kinéis generated €7 million in revenues in 2020, a 40% increase compared to 2019.

Mentioned as: kinéisNarrative GeneralSep 8, 2021Multi-Launch Deal For Rocket Lab To Deploy The Entire Kinéis IoT Satellite Constellation

Placement of Kinéis satellites into specific orbital planes at 650 km will be performed using Electron’s kick stage.

Mentioned as: KineisNarrative PlanSep 8, 2021Rocket Lab wins multi-launch deal for IoT 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.

Mentioned as: KineisNarrative PlanSep 8, 2021Multi-Launch Deal For Rocket Lab To Deploy The Entire Kinéis IoT Satellite Constellation

Hemeria signed a contract with Kinéis to build 25 microsatellites for a smallsat constellation to provide global connectivity for sensors and other devices.

Mentioned as: KineisNarrative GeneralSep 24, 2020Hemeria seeks niche in microsat manufacturing
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