CLS Acquires Ground Control to Strengthen Global Satellite IoT Offering & Environmental Impact
A leading provider of innovative satellite services dedicated to the study, protection, and sustainable management of the planet resources, CLS announces the acquisition of Ground Control, a UK- and...
Publication of our 2024 Communication on Progress
Since 2016, CLS has published an annual Non-Financial Performance Statement, also known as a Communication on Progress. This CSR report highlights the Group’s commitments to sustainable development,...
Appointment: Stéphanie Limouzin Becomes President of CLS Group
With the appointment of Stéphanie Limouzin as President, CLS reaffirms its ambitions: accelerating international growth, strengthening its technological leadership, and consolidating its role as a...
Mission-Driven Company: A Concrete Commitment for Lasting Impact
Since 2021, CLS has been officially recognized as a mission-led company, an obvious step for a business already deeply involved in environmental protection and the sustainable management of natural...
CLS at the 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference
Committed to a sustainable future for the ocean From June 4 to 13, 2025, CLS will actively participate in the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC), held in Nice and Monaco. Alongside official...
Indonesia Selects France and CLS to Boost Marine Weather Capabilities with Landmark $100M Contract
CLS, a subsidiary of the French Space Agency (CNES) and investment firm CNP, and a global leader in Earth observation and environmental monitoring services, has announced the signing of a major €93...
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...
Silence is Golden: CLS Acquires Quiet-Oceans for a Quieter Ocean
Quiet-Oceans, a leading French company specializing in studying the impact of noise on marine life, advised by Société Générale's M&A teams, has joined CLS, a subsidiary of the French Space...
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...
CLS Signs MMS2, the Most Important Contract of Its History with Indonesia
CLS is proud to announce the signing of a landmark agreement with the Indonesian Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) to develop the second phase of Indonesia's...
CLS acquires Enviro & Industrial Solutions ME, enhances its range of environmental protection solutions and expands into the Middle East
CLS, a globally recognized leader in satellite-based environmental monitoring, is proud to announce the acquisition of Enviro & Industrial Solutions Middle East (EIS-ME). EIS-ME, a provider of...
Another 5 New IoT Satellites for Your Smart 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...
A Commitment Every Moment: An Interview with Philippe Roques, IT and Operations Director of the CLS Group
In a world where service continuity is essential, CLS stands out for its ability to offer a real 24/7 service, a rarity in the sector. This continuity is made possible by a robust infrastructure,...
CLS’ 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...
From intern to marine environmental scientist: discover the AVIWE’s journey at CLS Southern Africa
Navigating Success: Aviwe’s Rise from Intern to Marine Environmental Scientist. At CLS Southern Africa, we take pride in nurturing talent and fostering professional growth. Aviwe’s inspiring journey...
Publication of our 2023 Communication on Progress
Since 2016, CLS has published an annual Communication on Progress. This document presents our policies on important CSR issues, as well as key performance indicators associated with SMART...
Happy Holidays & Happy New Year 2024
We all know our planet is suffering, so let's get straight to the point. At CLS we've got: data, continued services, expertise, value added proposals, people who care, to make our planet sustainable...
ODD Flag Day: Happy Anniversary to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Eight years have passed since the adoption of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the United Nations. Their objective is clear and resolute: to save the planet. As the driving force...
New step for the Indonesian Maritime Meteorological System (MMS1) delivered by CLS and its partners : High Performance Computing is now operational at BMKG HQ
To meet Indonesia’s ambitions to develop and secure the maritime economy of the country gathering 17,000 islands, the Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics (BMKG) called on...
International Women’s Day: “Talent is gender-neutral”
Since 1946, the principle of gender equality is inscribed in the French constitution. The law guarantees women the same rights as men in all walks of life, but despite a large corpus of legislation...
PT CLS Argos Indonesia, partner of the most advanced Maritime Meteorological System
To meet Indonesia’s ambitions to develop and secure the maritime economy of the country gathering 17,000 islands, the BKMG (Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics) called on...
The Indonesian challenges
Our editorial teams interviewed Jean-Baptiste Voisin, Director of PTCLS Argos Indonesia on the challenges facing the country and the place of space and data technologies to address them. How...
Jean-Louis Etienne, an explorer accompanied from space
On May 11, 1986, Jean-Louis Etienne, doctor, and French explorer was the first man to reach the North Pole alone by sled. This achievement was officially recognized by CLS thanks to the Argos beacon...
CLS becomes a Company with a mission
At CLS, every day we measure human impact on our Planet & on us, its citizens. Many of you are on the front line and see these impacts: rising average sea levels, drop in biodiversity,...
CLS acquires Meteodyn and takes the lead as a key partner in the ecological transition of the energy sector
CLS, a subsidiary of CNES (French Space Agency) and CNP (an investment company), a provider of satellite solutions, has announced the acquisition of Meteodyn, a company specialized in wind...
Key step forward for the Argos metamorphosis: Rocket Lab chosen to launch constellation of 25 nanosatellites
As you may know, pioneer in providing solutions to monitor the Earth, CLS, created its subsidiary Kinéis in 2018 with one mission: transform the Argos system and deploy an unparalleled connectivity...
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...
MSI & Lwandle join the CLS Group & become CLS Oceania and CLS Southern Africa
CLS is proud to announce that the companies Lwandle and MSI, based in South Africa and Australia (Tasmania) have joined the CLS Group. These two companies specialized in the field of marine...
Women in science, focus on space scientists at CLS
Created at the initiative of UNESCO and UN-Women, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science is an opportunity to recall that women and girls play a key role in the scientific and...
SIRS and CLS merge since January 1st, 2021
The SIRS teams are pleased to inform you that since January 1st, 2021 their company has merged with its parent company CLS, a subsidiary of CNES (The French Space Agency). CLS’ mission is to develop...
CLS Response to COVID-19
In an unprecedented context, France has had to take strict measures once again to protect its citizens. CLS is committed to providing its full support in the fight against the spread of the virus....
ANGELS, France’s first industrial nanosatellite, extends the scope of space IoT
Download the PDF Five times more powerful and 10 times smaller than its predecessors, ANGELS has been designed to address the current challenges of New Space: miniaturization, scaled-up performance...
European Sustainable Development Weeks: Indonesia calls on European expertise in space to optimize marine waste collection
Download the PDF Indonesia is among the biggest contributors to marine plastic pollution. In response to this emergency, the Indonesian government is engaging a range of actions to tackle a scourge...
Happy Birthday to KINEIS which carries the metamorphosis of the ARGOS satellite system
Kinéis has reached its capital-raising target of 100 million euros. CLS, CNES, Bpifrance via the fund for Industrial Project Companies (SPI), financed by the ‘Investments for the Future’ Programme...
Women in Tech
According to Ivanti's latest report on the experiences of women working in the Tech sector, in France for 62% of the women surveyed, stereotypes play in favour of men in being named to upper...
Kinéis raises 100 million euros and finances its constellation of nanosatellites dedicated to the Internet of Things (IoT)
Download the PDF Kinéis has reached its capital-raising target of 100 million euros. CLS, CNES, Bpifrance via the fund for Industrial Project Companies (SPI), financed by the ‘Investments for the...
New investor round for CLS: Ardian and Ifremer sell their shares to CNP, CNES remains a significant shareholder
Download the PDF CLS, a company that develops solutions used to study and protect our planet and manage its resources sustainably, will benefit from renewed investment. Ardian, a world leader in...
New shareholders for CLS and 100 million euros raised by our subsidiary Kinéis for the first European constellation of nanosatellites dedicated to IoT
New investor round for CLS: Ardian and Ifremer sell their shares to CNP, CNES remains a significant shareholder CLS, a company that develops solutions used to study and protect our planet and manage...
5th anniversary of the UN global commitments for environment
When CLS was founded in 1986, nobody was talking about corporate social responsibility. However, even then the solutions developed by CLS were important in improving the way we handled environmental...
First Argos signal: the Angels adventure continues successfully
The new generation of Argos instrument has just received its very first signal, the ANGELS adventure continues successfully. The very first message comes from an Argos beacon fitted to a Japanese...
ANGELS, successful launch, the metamorphosis of the ARGOS system is on its way
On December 18, Angels, the first industrial nanosatellite developed by CNES and HEMERIA, was launched from the French space base in Kourou. It embarked an Argos payload and began the metamorphosis...
VIGISAT: The space sector serving humanity and the environment celebrates its 10th anniversary November 14, 2019
Download the PDF The VIGISAT project has enabled many accomplishments over the past 10 years, such as reducing oil pollution in European waters by half; combating illegal fishing, drug trafficking,...
CLS sale process advances as CNP enters into exclusivity
Download the PDF CNES (France’s national space agency), Ardian (a leading private investment house), and IFREMER (France’s research Institute for the exploitation of the sea), announce the signature...
Kinéis, CLS’s subsidiary, is officially launching its industrial program and announces strategic partnerships with experts in the Internet of Things
Billions of Connected Objects by 2030 - How? By 2030, several tens of billions of objects will be connected. Nevertheless, today, 90% of the planet is unconnected or connected at often prohibitive...
CLS is committed to a sustainable planet and signs the SICOVAL corporate climate charter alongside local companies
Sicoval has drawn up a 2019-2024 Territorial Air Energy Climate Plan which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 60% by 2050, develop renewable energies, improve air quality, move towards...
Novacom Services integrates CLS, its parent company
A Successful Merger In 2018, CLS worked on the integration of its subsidiary NOVACOM SERVICES, a merger that took effect at the beginning of 2019. This merger is about continuity, shared strategy...
Argos-3 instrument successfully activated on EUMETSAT’s Metop-C satellite
On 16 November 2018, EUMETSAT's control centre (European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites) successfully activated the Argos-3 instrument on the Metop-C satellite. The...
ARGOS payloads in the Metop-C satellite launched on the night of November 6
Metop-C has on board a new ARGOS instrument. ARGOS is a satellite system dedicated to the localization and the data collection, created by CNES in partnership with NASA and NOAA (National...
Kinéis, a unique constellation
KINÉIS, new major player in French NewSpace, launches the first European constellation of nanosatellites and democratizes access to global connectivity (IoT). With the support of CNES, CLS: Collecte...
World Environment Day 2018 : CLS support the association Expédition 7e Continent
Today June 5, 2018 is the World Environment Day. The theme changes every year, and in 2018 the UN's choice was to draw public attention to the fight against plastic pollution. The purpose of this...
CLS, a culture of innovation
CLS has as mission to monitor human activities as well as the biological and physical rhythm of oceans, seas and rivers. For public or private organisations, we analyse data coming from drones...
Merger of Woods Hole Group, CLS America and Horizon Marine
We are proud to announce the merger of WOODS HOLE GROUP, CLS AMERICA and HORIZON MARINE. On January 1, 2018, CLS officially merged its US-based entities: CLS America, Horizon Marine and Woods Hole...
CLS, signatory to the United Nations Global Compact
CLS was founded in 1986 and its mission ever since has been to protect people and the planet. CLS strives each day to move forward and innovate for the benefit of humanity and our environment. The...
New Supervisory Board for CLS
On Wednesday, August 9, the French Ministry of Armed Forces announced that President Emmanuel Macron appointed Joël Barre as General Delegate for Armament. Following this, Antoine Seillan, CNES’s...
CLS acquires SIRS and stakes out a position in the field of satellite observation and monitoring of continental land masses
CLS, the French satellite services provider, has announced the acquisition of SIRS (Systèmes d'Information à Référence Spatiale [Information systems for space-related purposes]), a French company...
CLS acquires SIRS and stakes out a position in the field of satellite observation and monitoring of continental land masses
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CLS acquires Woods Hole Group
CLS, the French satellite services provider, has announced the acquisition of the Woods Hole Group, an American company specialising in environmental, scientific, and engineering consulting. CLS is...
Fulcrum Maritime Systems joins CLS Group
CLS Group and Fulcrum Maritime Systems (FMS) joined forces at the end of 2016 to become a world-leading maritime surveillance service provider. CLS Group infrastructure and worldwide network, as...
San Francisco Millenium Tower: InSAR results by TRE ALTAMIRA
TRE ALTAMIRA, a CLS group company has processed 7 years of TerraSAR-X data to measure movement on and around the Millennium Tower. The 179 scenes of TerraSAR-X provided a highly precise historical...