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History of the Argos System

OUR STORY OVER THE YEARS

1978

Argos System’s Creation

  • The French Space Agency (CNES, the National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) collaborate to create the Argos system, originally as a scientific tool for collecting and relaying meteorological and oceanographic data around the world.
TIROS N satellite

1986

CLS’ Creation

  • CNES created a subsidiary, CLS (Collecte Localisation Satellites) to operate, maintain & commercialize the system.
CLS logo

2006

Joining of EUMETSAT & ISRO

  • The European Organization for the Exploitations of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) joins the Argos Operations committee followed by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).
Metop-A and SARAL satellites

2018

Kinéis’ Creation

  • CLS, operator of the Argos system, and the French Space Agency (CNES) create Kinéis to take over and transform the Argos system.
Kineis logo

2020

Kinéis begins production of 25 nanosattelites

  • Kinéis begins revolutionizing the Argos system with the production of 25 nanosatellites and installation of 20 ground stations around the world.
Kinéis antena

2023

Kinéis’ Constellation Launch

  • The upgraded system will be operational and complete offering unprecedented capabilities.
Kinéis Constellation

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