Kreios VLEO Satellite Platform
Kreios Space
Satellite platform purpose-built for sustained operation at ~200km altitude — up to 3x higher image resolution, 100% debris-free via natural atmospheric re-entry.
Technical specifications
- Target orbit
- ~200 km (VLEO)
- Image resolution improvement
- Up to 3x higher than conventional LEO
- Optical resolution target
- Sub-10cm
- Data rate improvement
- 7x higher
- End-of-life
- 100% debris-free (natural atmospheric re-entry)
- Roadmap
- Kreios-1 (2027 launch), Kreios-2 (2028 launch)
About
The Kreios satellite platform’s aerodynamics, materials, and structure are tailored to near-atmospheric orbital conditions at 200 km altitude (Very Low Earth Orbit). The roadmap includes Kreios-1 (development in 2025, targeted 2027 launch as the first-ever ABEP-based VLEO mission) and Kreios-2 (2026 development, reliability and subsystem improvements, targeted 2028 launch as the first multi-year VLEO commercial mission). Applications include sub-10cm optical imagery — up to 3x sharper than conventional LEO — and direct-to-device broadband communications, with the low orbit ensuring 100% debris-free end-of-life via natural atmospheric re-entry.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.
