Rocket Lab

IoT 4 You and Me (Kinéis 16-20)

Success

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Saturday February 8 2025, 20:43:00 UTC

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OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit

PadRocket Lab Launch Complex 1A

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Mission

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

Quick facts

VehicleElectron

OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit

PadRocket Lab Launch Complex 1A

SiteRocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

WindowSaturday February 8 2025, 20:43:00 UTC→Saturday February 8 2025, 20:43:00 UTC

All launches

Rocket Lab

IoT 4 You and Me (Kinéis 16-20)

Success

Electron

T-minus to liftoff

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HOURS

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00

MINUTES

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00

SECONDS

Saturday February 8 2025, 20:43:00 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskHIGH

Go37%

VehicleElectron

OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit

PadRocket Lab Launch Complex 1A

Launch CodexDossier

Every source for this mission in one place — news, social, references, notes & the exact timeline.

Explore

Acquiring satellite view…

Trajectory unknown

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

-39.263, 177.864

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Mission

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

Q's read

Weather & scrubHIGH risk

Weather Go37%Wind6 m/sGusts12 m/sCloud94%Temp12°C

Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.

80% cloud cover in layer above freezing (7720 ft) — approximated

Quick facts

VehicleElectron

OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit

PadRocket Lab Launch Complex 1A

SiteRocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

WindowSaturday February 8 2025, 20:43:00 UTC→Saturday February 8 2025, 20:43:00 UTC

Launch CodexDossier

Every source for this mission in one place — news, social, references, notes & the exact timeline.

Explore

Acquiring satellite view…

Trajectory unknown

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

-39.263, 177.864

Scrub riskHIGH

Go37%

Q's read

Weather & scrubHIGH risk

Weather Go37%Wind6 m/sGusts12 m/sCloud94%Temp12°C

Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.

80% cloud cover in layer above freezing (7720 ft) — approximated