Kreios Space

Kreios Space is a Vigo, Spain-based propulsion startup founded in 2021 developing Air-Breathing Electric Propulsion (ABEP) systems that enable satellites to operate in Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) altitudes of 150-250 km — altitudes that offer dramatically superior Earth observation resolution (sub-10 cm potential) and lower signal latency for communications, but where atmospheric drag normally causes rapid orbital decay within days or weeks. The ABEP system operates without onboard propellant: an intake scoop collects ambient molecular oxygen and nitrogen from the tenuous upper atmosphere, com