Kleos Space

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Kleos Space S.A. is a Luxembourg based space-powered Radio Frequency Reconnaissance company that delivers global intelligence and geolocation data as a service.^[1] Kleos Space uses its clusters of nanosatellites to detect and locate radio frequency transmissions on land and sea to uncover hidden or illegal activity in key areas.^[2] The data collected by the constellation enables up to six antenna pairs to be used in proprietary multilateration algorithms. These algorithms uncover data points of human activity on land and sea for government and commercial use and are delivered to Kleos’ customers, which include various analytics and intelligence entities.^[1] Such entities can, for example, detect ships used for unlawful purposes, such as piracy, drug smuggling, and illegal fishing.^[3] Their technology can pick up on transmissions independent of other systems, allowing it to provide data when imagery is unclear or targets are out of normal aircraft patrol range.^[4]

Kleos’ business model allows for access to the geolocation intelligence data via single user, team, or enterprise licenses, providing Kleos with recurring revenue. Subscribers can purchase additional data from specific areas of interest as Kleos builds out the constellation further. Since customers are licensing to access the data, not to own the data, all intellectual property and historical datasets remain with Kleos.^[5]