A New Era of Argos Smart Environmental Solutions
Back in 2018, Kinéis, the brainchild of CNES and CLS, was created with one objective: revolutionizing the first space IoT dedicated to the environment. Now, the adventure has come full orbit thanks...
Argos Services Enhanced with 4th Successful Launch of 5 Nanosats
We are excited to share that our Space IoT partner Kinéis and their launcher Rocket Lab have successfully launched another 5 nanosats for the fourth time. The addition of these state-of-the-art...
A Third Milestone for Argos Services: Successful Launch of 5 More IoT Nanosats
Congratulations to our Space IoT partner Kinéis and their launcher Rocket Lab on the third successful launch of 5 more nanosatellites. With these additional satellites now in orbit, the...
ANGELS concludes its mission
ANGELS, France’s first industrial nanosatellite, will be decommissioned on December 18, 2024, exactly five years after its launch in December 2019. Initially designed with a two-year lifespan,...
Another 5 New IoT Satellites for Your Argos Solutions
Well done to Kinéis, our space IoT partner, and Rocket Lab, their launcher, for this second successful launch! A few hours ago another five nanosatellites were placed in orbit, joining the first...
Argos Solutions Are Getting a Boost
Congratulations to our Space IoT partner, Kinéis, and their launcher Rocket Lab for this evening’s successful launch! Today, the first five of a planned constellation of 25 nanosatellites are in...
New Generation of Argos Services are on Their Way With the 1st Launch of the Kineis Constellation on the 20th of June!
Kinéis, our Space IoT partner, has announced that it, along with RocketLab, will launch the first five nanosatellites carrying new generation IoT payloads for Argos Services. Due to unfavorable...
New Generation Argos Services Live Launch
Kinéis, our Space IoT partner, along with RocketLab, is launching the first five nanosatellites carrying IoT payloads for Argos services. Due to unfavorable weather, the Kinéis launch planned for...
Dive Into the Cutting-Edge Argos-4 Services Starting On July 10th!
Unleash the Power of the 4th Argos Generation Experience a New Era of Excellence! Here we are: Gazelle and Ocean-Sat-3 are now fully operational and will be ready for you to use on the 10th of July!...
Breaking News: Engineers and Scientists Collaborate to Develop the First Open-Source Argos Ear Tag
For over a decade, researchers have been working on improving radio telemetry devices for polar bears. In 2018, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the World Wildlife Fund, IDEO, and MistyWest...
Argos Metamorphosis Update: Not One but Two Argos-4 Instruments to Be Launched in the Coming Weeks!
We are just few weeks away from the planned launches of two Argos-4 payloads, an advanced satellite instrument that will track the movement of wildlife, as well as critical environmental data around...
Argos metamorphosis update: Full-scale testing of Kinéis’ 25 nanosats has begun!
Ever wondered how small tags like the one on this cuckoo can communicate with satellites that are up to 650 km away? It all comes down to the highly sensitive receivers that make the Argos system so...
Constellation Update: HEMERIA & Kinéis Keep Us Informed
Kinéis, 25 nanosatellites carrying the metamorphosis of the Argos system is on its way. Our first Kinéis constellation update was earlier this year where we went backstage with Michel Sarthou,...
Backstage Pass: Kinéis Constellation Update
If you had to describe Argos in two words, what it would be? According to Michel Sarthou, Chief Technical Officer at Kinéis, former Head of Argos space segment at CNES (French Space Agency) it would...
Tracking Plastic Bottles from Rivers to Ocean
Plastic in the environment, especially in the ocean, is a major pollution concern currently. If it is well established that most of it comes from land through rivers, how far and by which path? A...
ANGELS Satellite Operational from 13th October 2020
As you all know, on December, 18th 2019, the successful launch of the first ANGELS nanosatellite, developed by CNES, HEMERIA and Thales Alenia Space, ANGELS marked the beginning of the metamorphosis...
ANGELS, the First French Industrial Nanosatellite, Works!
The first ARGOS satellite dedicated to environmental monitoring was launched in 1978 by NASA. Since then, this system has been at the service of the international scientific community and has...
ANGELS Successful Launch: The Argos Metamorphosis Is On Its Way
On December 18, 2019, the French Space Agency, CNES, has launched the first Argos nanosatellite, marking the beginning of a revolution in the Argos system as we know it. This nanosat is the...
New Open-source Access to the Argos System
Have you ever wanted to design your own Argos satellite transmitter? Now it's possible! CLS and the Arribada Initiative are pleased to announce a new open-source reference design by Icoteq, Ltd....
Great News for Argos Users: The Kinéis Constellation Carrying the Future of Argos is Under Production!
Production is underway on the new constellation of 25 nanosatellites called Kinéis, with the next generation Argos instruments onboard. The new generation of the Argos system is based on greater...
The Revolutionary New Argos Chipset from CLS and Its Partners
CLS and its partners have developed revolutionary new technology, an Argos chipset for uplink and downlink communication. Its small size and weight, just 7 mm x 7 mm and under 1 gram, are...
Argos-4 Coming Soon: A New Momentum for the Argos System
Argos is a collaborative, international satellite system dedicated to environmental monitoring that has been flying for 40 years. Today, thanks to 6 operational satellites, it provides global...
The Future of Argos Satellite Telemetry is Kinéis
For nearly 40 years, the international space agencies that manage the Argos system have been committed to technological advancements. Capitalizing on this long experience in state-of-the-art,...
Argos’ Challenges for ActInSpace 2018
ActInSpace is an innovation contest (Hackathon) initiated by the French Space Agency (CNES) uniting over 60 cities across 5 continents. This international event aims to bring together entrepreneurs,...
Argos Chipset Giveaway Contest: Want to Help Create an Open Source Argos Tag?
By combining tracking and localization data, Argos enables scientists worldwide to improve their understanding of animal behavior and their knowledge of climatology. This is why it is essential to...
ARGOS ANGELS & NEO: CNES Invests in a New Nanosat Argos Constellation
Argos is the only global satellite-based system for location and data collection designed specifically to study and protect our planet’s environment. Governed via an international collaboration...
Launch of ARGOS 4 Next Generations
Argos has always connected mobiles everywhere on the planet. CLS, which has operated the Argos satellite system since its creation, thus has all the Argos For next generations knowledge,...