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Rocket Lab launched its 56th Electron mission deploying five satellites to Low Earth Orbit for French Internet-of-Things operator Kinéis.
The Kinéis launches are part of a five-launch contract announced in 2021, with two more launches planned through the first quarter of 2025.
The first two Kinéis-dedicated Electron missions launched successfully in June 2024 and September 2024.
Kinéis will offer a satellite AIS service dedicated to the global maritime domain that will be available in 2025.
Rocket Lab launched two prior dedicated missions for Kinéis in June 2024 and September 2024.
The partnership includes a payment to Kinéis and Kinéis agreed to provide technical support for Skynopy’s antenna plans.
Kinéis was created in 2018 and inherited 40 years of expertise from the Argos system founded by CNES and historically operated by CLS.
The 'Kinéis Killed the RadIOT Star' mission will launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand.
Kinéis generated a turnover of 8,400,000 EUR in 2021, a 20% increase compared to 2020.
The 'Kinéis Killed the RadIOT Star' mission is scheduled to launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand during a 14-day launch window that opens on 2024-09-17 NZST.
Kinéis raised 100,000,000 EUR from French private and public investors in 2020.
Kinéis was awarded inclusion in the French Tech Next40 promotion in 2021 and 2022 and the French Tech 120 promotion in 2023.
Dryad Networks plans to deploy hundreds of thousands of IoT terminals worldwide with Kinéis over the next three years.
Rocket Lab launched the first set of Kinéis satellites on 20 June 2024 on the 50th flight of its Electron rocket.
Each Rocket Lab launch for Kinéis will place five satellites weighing 28 kg each into orbit to build a constellation to provide IoT services.
Rocket Lab will perform five launches for Kinéis under a contract announced in September 2021.
The five Kinéis satellites were deployed from Electron’s kick stage about one hour after liftoff into orbits at an altitude of 635 km and an inclination of 98 degrees.
Kinéis plans a second Rocket Lab launch later in 2024.
Kinéis raised €100 million in funding four years prior to the first launch phase.
The five launches required to deploy the Kinéis constellation are scheduled to take place between June 2024 and early 2025.