Kineis / iot constellation
sourcing11 factsFrancefully deployed, commercialization of services approaching
Founded in 2018, Kineis is a French satellite operator and global connectivity provider for the Internet of Things (IoT) and Automatic Identification System (AIS). The company operates a constellation of 25 nanosatellites, the first European constellation dedicated to IoT, built to transmit small data messages from connected objects worldwide.
faq
Who operates Kineis?
Kineis is operated by Kineis. (source, as of 2026-07-05)
How many Kineis satellites are active on orbit?
CelesTrak's catalog currently tracks 25 objects for Kineis. (source, as of 2026-07-11)
When did Kineis first launch?
Kineis first launched on 2024-06-20. (source, as of 2026-07-05)
facts
operatorKineis
countryFrance
sensor typesunknown
sats launched (total)25
sats active (claimed)25
sats active (verified)25
sats planned25
orbitlow polar orbit at 650 km
first launch2024-06-20
latest launch2025-03-18
statusfully deployed, commercialization of services approaching
websitekineis.com
sats active (verified) counts objects currently tracked in CelesTrak's catalog for this constellation. It is a tracking count, not an operator claim about satellite health.
orbit
orbitlow polar orbit at 650 km
sats launched (total)25
sats active (claimed)25
sats active (verified)25
sats planned25
timeline
- 20252025-06-02Kineis launches commercial IoT connectivity services and expands into Asia (source, as of 2026-07-05)
- 2025-04-17Kineis appoints Laurence Delpy as CEO ahead of commercial launch (source, as of 2026-07-05)
- 2025-03-18Kineis completes its 25-satellite constellation with fifth Electron launch (source, as of 2026-07-05)
- 20242024-06-20Kineis' first Electron launch orbits the constellation's first 5 satellites (source, as of 2026-07-05)
- 20202020Kineis raises EUR 100 million to finance its 25-satellite IoT constellation (source, as of 2026-07-05)
- 20182018Kineis is created by CLS and CNES to take over Argos operations (source, as of 2026-07-05)
sources
[1] kineis.com ↗
operatorfirst-party2026-07-05countryfirst-party2026-07-05sats launched (total)first-party2026-07-08sats active (claimed)first-party2026-07-05sats plannedfirst-party2026-07-05orbitfirst-party2026-07-05first launchfirst-party2026-07-05latest launchfirst-party2026-07-05statusfirst-party2026-07-05websitefirst-party2026-07-05
[2] celestrak.org ↗
sats active (verified)computed2026-07-11