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Kineis | Mission I: No Time Toulouse Launch

Join us to witness the 1st launch of our IoT-dedicated constellation. One step closer to offering near real-time connectivity to track, monitor, and alert wh...

No Time Toulouse (Kinéis 1-5)

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Overview

Destination: Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Mission: Communications

Sun-Synchronous Orbit Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

First batch of five satellites for the French Kinéis IoT constellation designed to operate with 25 nanosatellites of 30 kg each.

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Launch trajectory and telemetry simulations provided by Flight Club - a rocket launch simulator and orbital trajectory visualiser for all things space!

Updates

SwGustav • June 20, 2024, 8:13 p.m.

Success confirmed


Cosmic_Penguin • June 20, 2024, 7:24 p.m.

Payload deployment confirmed.


hitura-nobad • June 20, 2024, 6:14 p.m.

Liftoff


LL2 • June 20, 2024, 5:27 p.m.

Official Webcast by Rocket Lab has started


Cosmic_Penguin • June 17, 2024, 3:59 a.m.

Delayed to NET June 20 due to weather.


Electron

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Electron is a two-stage orbital expendable launch vehicle (with an optional third stage) developed by the American aerospace company Rocket Lab. Electron is a small-lift launch vehicle designed to launch small satellites and cubesats to sun-synchronous orbit and low earth orbit. The Electron is the first orbital class rocket to use electric-pump-fed engines, powered by the 9 Rutherford engines on the first stage. It is also used as a suborbital testbed (called HASTE) for hypersonics research.

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Specifications
  • Minimum Stage
    2
  • Max Stage
    3
  • Length
    18.0 m
  • Diameter
    1.2 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    1.2 m
  • Launch Mass
    13.0 T
  • Thrust
    162.0 kN
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  • Name
    Electron
  • Family
  • Variant
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  • Full Name
    Electron
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    $6000000
  • Low Earth Orbit
    300.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    225.0 kg

Rocket Lab

Rocket Lab

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CEO: Peter Beck Founded: 2006 Successes: 59 Failures: 4 Pending: 33

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Rocket Lab is an American aerospace manufacturer with a wholly owned New Zealand subsidiary. The company develops lightweight, cost-effective commercial rocket launch services. The Electron Program was founded on the premise that small payloads such as CubeSats require dedicated small launch vehicles and flexibility not currently offered by traditional rocket systems. Its rocket, the Electron, is a light-weight rocket and is now operating commercially. The company is also producing a variety of spacecrafts and spacecrafts components.

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