Kleos Space plans to launch its second satellite cluster

CloseSpace, a provider of outer space engineering and technology development services, is set to launch its second mission on June 29, the Luxembourg-based company said in a statement. Kleos, which aims to protect borders and protect assets by offering global activity-based intelligence and geolocation services, has successfully launched Scouting mission back in November 2020. Their satellite technology helps detect unseen ocean activity, including the movement of drugs and human trafficking. The second mission, called Polar Vigilance, consisting of four satellites (KSF1a, KSF1b, KSF1c, KSF1d), was moved in late June and was carried on the Spaceflight SXRS-5/SpaceX Transporter from Cape Canaveral. -2 will be aboard the mission. . Kleos’s website states that the KS-F1 satellites will enter a 500-600km sun synchronous orbit, increasing the company’s coverage to the north and south of the 37 degree inclination of the scouting mission satellites. A live feed of Tuesday’s launch will be posted on their site. Kloss also announced that their third satellite cluster, called the Polar Patrol mission, is expected to launch aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 later this year.

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