Luxembourg-domiciled space-based radio frequency (RF) reconnaissance data collection and provision company Kleos Space announced on Thursday that its next satellite cluster would be launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. This will be Kleos’ second satellite cluster, the first set to be launched soon on an Indian Space Research Organisation PSLV C49 rocket. This second cluster is designated the ‘Polar Vigilance Mission’ and its satellites will be placed in 500 km Sun synchronous orbits. The first cluster is called the ‘Kleos Scouting Mission’ and its satellites will be in orbits inclined 37˚ (relative to the Earth’s equator). Each cluster has four satellites. Kleos aims to own, launch and operate up to 20 such clusters.
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