ASX-listed radio frequency reconnaissance data provider Kleos Space (KSS) has diversified its business model to include Mission-as-a-Service (MaaS) capability. The new offering provides customers with exclusive access to Kleos’ dedicated, in-orbit radio frequency reconnaissance satellite clusters for fixed periods of time and capacity.
The company currently has three clusters of four satellites in low earth orbit with its fourth cluster scheduled to launch in mid-year. Mission-as-a-Service caters to growing market demand with each contract tailored to suit individual customer requirements, including satellite capacity needed, level of taskability required, and corresponding data rights.
Kleos said its MaaS offering complements its existing Data-as-a-Service business model, which delivers geolocated radio frequency activity data over areas of interest to multiple government and commercial subscribers.
Kleos Space CEO Andy Bowyer said “Our discussions with government departments, national security agencies and commercial entities have highlighted a growing need for a dedicated mission capability, including unrestricted access and utilisation of sensor outputs. Our new Mission-as-a-Service offering delivers that capability to customers at a revenue level that achieves our targets without the ramp up period.
“Unlike our DaaS business model, which will continue to build, where multiple customers access the same commercial dataset, MaaS is tailored to meet the need of specific ISR requirements of an individual customer mission. As our constellation grows, we will offer a combination of DaaS data sets enabling the opportunity to monetise the high volume, low value contract market and MaaS offering to deliver dedicated, high value contract opportunities. This blend of offering reflects the balance of needs between the commercial and non-commercial customer we have witnessed developing over the last few years.”
Kleos’ constellation roadmap includes the deployment of new clusters in a short timeframe, increasing accuracy, improving latency and supporting a range of intelligence, defence, security, and commercial missions through enhanced situational awareness. Kleos is targeting up to 20 satellite clusters for optimal global coverage for its DaaS and MaaS offerings.
