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.
facts
operatorKineis
countryFrance
sensor typesunknown
sats launchedtotal25
sats activeclaimed25
sats activeverified25
sats planned25
orbitlow polar orbit at 650 km
first launch2024-06-20
latest launch2025-03-18
statusfully deployed
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
sats launchedtotal25
sats activeclaimed25
sats activeverified25
sats planned25
orbitlow polar orbit at 650 km
crawled events
- notable2026-09-17ESA signs 18 IRIS2 Low-LEO contracts with nearly 80 companies, including Kineis
- notable2026-09-07Kineis targets break-even in 2026 on 150% device growth
- notable2026-09-03Kineis partners with Netmore to offer hybrid satellite-LPWAN IoT
timeline
- 20252025-06-02Kineis launches commercial IoT connectivity services and expands into Asiaas of 2026-07-05
- 2025-04-17Kineis appoints Laurence Delpy as CEO ahead of commercial launchas of 2026-07-05
- 2025-03-18Kineis completes its 25-satellite constellation with fifth Electron launchas of 2026-07-05
- 20242024-06-20Kineis' first Electron launch orbits the constellation's first 5 satellitesas of 2026-07-05
- 20202020Kineis raises EUR 100 million to finance its 25-satellite IoT constellationas of 2026-07-05
- 20182018Kineis is created by CLS and CNES to take over Argos operationsas 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)computed2026-11-06
faq
Who operates Kineis?
Kineis is operated by Kineis. as of 2026-07-05
How many Kineis satellites are active on orbit?
CelesTrak's catalog currently tracks 25 objects for Kineis. as of 2026-11-06
When did Kineis first launch?
Kineis first launched on 2024-06-20. as of 2026-07-05