Kineis Satellite IoT Network
Kineis
Kineis' 25-satellite IoT constellation — the commercial next-generation Argos system providing global, low-power asset tracking and environmental sensor data relay.
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- Power
- 0.1 W
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- Constellation
- 25 LEO satellites (Rocket Lab Electron, 2023–2024 launches)
- Heritage
- Next-generation Argos system (45-year French satellite IoT heritage)
- Protocol
- Kineis (Argos-compatible, low-power transmit-only devices)
- Device Power
- 100 mW transmit — multi-year battery life
- Backers
- CLS (CNES + IFREMER subsidiary) + CNES
- HQ
- Toulouse, France
About
Kineis is a French IoT satellite company operating a 25-satellite LEO constellation that provides the next-generation Argos satellite IoT service — the system historically used for wildlife telemetry, ocean buoy tracking, and environmental monitoring now expanded into commercial IoT applications. The company is backed by CLS (Collecte Localisation Satellites, subsidiary of CNES and IFREMER) and CNES (French National Space Centre), representing a public-private commercialization of France’s 45-year Argos heritage.
The Kineis constellation (launched 2023–2024 on multiple Rocket Lab Electron missions) provides next-day latency IoT connectivity globally, with plans for near-real-time coverage as the constellation completes. The Kineis protocol achieves very long transmission range from ultra-low-power devices (transmit-only 100 mW devices achieve satellite link at continental range), enabling multi-year battery life for tracking devices.
Kineis targets the existing Argos community (500+ satellite wildlife tracking and oceanographic studies worldwide) plus commercial IoT markets in logistics, energy infrastructure, agriculture, and maritime tracking. The company offers Kineis modem chipsets and antennas for integration into OEM tracker and sensor products. France’s leadership in the Argos ecosystem gives Kineis a strong installed base of scientists and conservationists globally.
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