Kinéis Killed The RadIoT Star
| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2024-09-20 23:01 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (NZST) | 2024-09-21 11:01 |
| Launch site | Rocket Lab LC-1A, Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand |
| Booster recovery | No |
| Launch vehicle | Electron + Curie |
| Customer | Kinéis |
| Payload | Kinéis 6-10 |
| Mission success criteria | Successful deployment of spacecraft into desired orbit |
Livestreams
| Stream | Link |
|---|---|
| Rocket Lab (official) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beVTGh_PrA0 (scrub) |
| Space Affairs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDMBcSt4PUo (scrub) |
| The Launch Pad | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87oFE1ZmRck (scrub) |
Stats
- This will be the 11th launch for Rocket Lab this year.
- This will be the 53rd overall launch for Rocket Lab.
Payload info:
Second batch of five satellites for the French Kinéis IoT constellation designed to operate with 25 nanosatellites of 30 kg each. The constellation will enable Kinéis, a company backed by private and public investors including the French government’s space agency CNES (Centre National d’Études Spatiales) and CLS (Collecte Localisation Satellites) an international space-based solutions provider, to improve its global IoT connectivity.
Previous mission: A Sky Full Of SARs
Next mission: Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes
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New T-0 roughly 90 minutes from now. (23:01 UTC, 11:01 NZST)
Nice, thanks for the heads up!
Edit: got it on the TV with 3 kids watching!