I OT 4 Yo u an d M e
PR ESS KIT | N ET 4 FEB 2024
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
rocketlabusa.com
L AU N C H
I N F O R M AT I O N
Rocket Lab will launch an Electron
rocket to deploy five satellites for
French Internet of Things (IoT) ORBIT
646km
company Kinéis. It’s the fourth of
five dedicated Electron launches
booked by Kinéis.
LAUNCH SITE S AT E L L I T E S
Launch Complex 1 – Pad A
Mahia, New Zealand.
5
5x IoT Satellites
LAUNCH WINDOW I N C L I N AT I O N
The launch window opens on February
4th NZDT and extends for 14 days.
This launch requires an instantaneous
T-0 and it remains the same for
97
Degrees
every day of the launch window.
Time Zone Window Open
NZDT 09:43 am
UTC 20:43
EST 3:43 pm CUSTOMER
PST
CET
12:43 pm
09:43 pm Kinéis
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Mission
OV E RV I E W
About ‘IOT 4 You and Me’ Mission Mission Mission Launching Launching
Success Success Success Soon Soon
19 Jun. 2024 19 Jun. 2024 25 Nov. 2024
First Kinéis Mission: ‘No Time Toulouse’ Second Kinéis Mission: ‘Kineis Killed The RadIOT Star’
Launch Complex 1, Mahia, New Zealand Launch Complex 1, Mahia, New Zealand
IOT 4 You and Me will lift
off from Launch Complex 1
in New Zealand, deploying
five satellites for French
IoT company Kinéis.
The mission is the fourth of five dedicated Electron
launches for Kinéis. The previous missions were
successfully launched on Electron from Launch Complex 1
in June, September, and November of 2024.
Each launch deploys five Internet-of-Things (IOT) satellites.
Across these five launches in total, Rocket Lab will deploy
Kinéis’ complete constellation of 25 satellites.
The IOT 4 You and Me launch has been tailored specifically
to meet Kinéis’ mission requirements, giving them
greater control over launch schedule, orbit, and
Third Kinéis Mission: ‘Ice AIS Baby’
Launch Complex 1, Mahia, New Zealand deployment parameters than would be possible on a
larger rideshare mission.
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LAU NCH SITE
OV E RV I E W
Rocket Lab Launch Complex-1
Mahia, New Zealand
An FAA-licensed spaceport, Launch Complex 1 can
provide up to 120 launch opportunities every year. From
the site it is possible to reach orbital inclinations from
sun-synchronous through to 30 degrees, enabling a wide
spectrum of inclinations to service the majority of the
satellite industry’s missions to low Earth orbit.
Located within Launch Complex 1 are Rocket Lab’s private
range control facilities, two 100K satellite cleanrooms,
a launch vehicle assembly facility which can process
multiple Electrons at once, and administrative offices.
Operating a private orbital launch site alongside its own
range and mission control centres allows Rocket Lab to
reduce the overhead costs per mission, resulting in a cost-
effective launch service for satellite operators.
In addition to Launch Complex 1, Rocket Lab operates an
additional launch site, Launch Complex 2, at the Mid-
Atlantic Regional Spaceport within NASA’s Wallops Flight
Facility on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. Launch Complex 2 can
support up to 12 missions per year.
By operating two launch complexes in two hemispheres,
‘Ice AIS Baby’ Payload Integration
Launch Complex 1, Mahia, New Zealand Rocket Lab provides customers with flexible, responsive
launch opportunities.
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Kinéis
OV E RV I E W
Created in 2018, Kinéis is
a satellite operator and
global connectivity provider.
It inherited 40 years of
expertise in the Argos system,
founded by CNES (French
space agency) and historically
operated by CLS (Collecte
Localisation Satellites).
Thanks to its constellation of 25 nanosatellites, Kinéis
can connect any object from anywhere in the world
and transmit useful data from these objects to users in
near real time. This data is a decision-making tool that
can be used to optimize activities while reducing risks,
thanks to three essential functions: tracking, monitoring
and alerting.
Kinéis’ space connectivity applications are used in a
number of fields that represent major challenges for
humankind: natural risk prevention (detection of forest
fires, floods, pollution, etc.), monitoring of infrastructure
and energy networks (detection of anomalies, predictive
maintenance, etc.), transport and logistics monitoring,
agriculture, traceability of wild and farmed animals,
and monitoring of maritime activities.
The Kinéis constellation also integrates the AIS
(Automatic Identification System), a maritime automatic
identification system for ships operating on VHF (Very
High Frequency) radio frequencies, which enables ships
and surveillance systems to know the identity, position,
direction and status of ships at sea.
Kinéis’ satellite-based AIS (S-AIS) is a high-performance
system (requiring no ground infrastructure) that
complements terrestrial AIS, enabling ships to be
monitored worldwide, even in international waters not
accessible by terrestrial AIS.
Learn more here:
kineislaunch.com
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Viewing
A LAU NCH
ONLINE
Live str eam L au n c h f o otag e & i m ag e s
The live stream is viewable at: Images and footage of “IoT For You and
rocketlabusa.com/ Me” launch will be available shortly after a
successful mission at:
live-stream www.flickr.com/photos/rocketlab
U p dat e s F o l lo w R o c k e t L a b :
For information on launch day visit: @RocketLab
rocketlabusa.com/next-mission facebook.com/RocketLabUSA
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TIMELINE
OF LAU NCH
EVENTS
Time Event
-00:02:00 Launch auto sequence begins
-00:00:02 Rutherford engines ignite
00:00:00 Lift-off
+00:02:25 Main Engine Cut Off (MECO) on Electron’s first stage
+00:02:28 Stage 1 separates from Stage 2
+00:02:31 Electron’s Stage 2 Rutherford engine ignites
+00:03:08 Fairing separation
+00:06:23 Battery hot-swap
+00:09:00 Second Engine Cut Off (SECO) on Stage 2
+00:09:04 Stage 2 separation from Kick Stage
+00:52:24 Kick Stage Curie engine ignition
+00:55:06 Kick Stage Curie engine cut off
+01:06:34 Payload deployment complete for all five satellites
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Electron
Lau nch
Vehicle
Overall
LENGTH Fairing
18m
DIAMETER (MAX) Payload
1.2m plate
STAGES
2 + Kick Stage Kick stage
VEHICLE MASS (LIFT-OFF)
13,000kg SECOND
stage
MATERIAL/STRUCTURE
Carbon Fiber Composite/Monocoque
PROPELLANT
RUTHERFORD
LOX/Kerosene VACUUM ENGINE
Payload
INTERSTAGE
NOMINAL PAYLOAD
320kg / 440lbm To 500km
FAIRING DIAMETER
1.2m
FAIRING HEIGHT
2.5m
FAIRING SEP SYSTEM FIRST STAGE
Pneumatic Unlocking, Springs
Stage 2
PROPULSION
1x Rutherford Vacuum Engine
THRUST
5800 LBF Vacuum
ISP
343 Sec
Interstage
SEPARATION SYSTEM
Pneumatic Pusher
Stage 1
PROPULSION
9x Rutherford Sea Level Engines
Power Pack
THRUST
5600 LBF Sea Level (Per Engine)
ISP 9x Rutherford
311 Sec Sea Level Engines
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M I S S I O N P AT C H
A N AT O M Y
‘IoT 4 You and Me’
Reference to Kinéis’
end-to-end IoT
(Internet Of Things)
connectivity. Electron
launch vehicle.
IoT Level 4 represents a
significant shift in data
handling and analysis
within Internet of
Five stars symbolize
Things systems.
the five payloads on
board this mission.
Four out of the
five missions
for Kinéis.
Eiffel Tower
symbolizing
France, Kinéis’
country of origin.
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