Rocket LabElectronRocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Ice AIS Baby (Kinéis 11-15)
Launched
November 25, 2024 · 03:55 UTC
Image: Rocket Lab
Summary
Ice AIS Baby (Kinéis 11-15) launched on a Rocket Lab Electron from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand on November 25, 2024 at 03:55 UTC. It was Rocket Lab's 56th launch, 14th this year and humanity's 6,812th orbital launch attempt. It was the 56th Electron flight and the 14th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Kineis-5C, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 645 × 656 km orbit inclined 97.9°. 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, 5 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Rocket Lab - 'Ice AIS Baby' LaunchRocket Lab
- Vehicle
- Electron · Rocket Lab
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)for KIN
- Milestone
- 56th Electron flight · 14th this yearRocket Lab's 56th launch14th this yearhumanity's 6,812th orbital launch attempt223rd orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kineis-5C · NORAD 62081 · 2024-219 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2024-219A
- Epoch
- 2024-11-25 06:13:51 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.75581934 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0008286
- Inclination
- 97.9465°
- Ascending node
- 129.1963°
- Arg. of perigee
- 87.1645°
- Mean anomaly
- 273.0398°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO.
Flight timeline
- T−2MStartup
- T−2SIgnition
- T−0Liftoff
- T+2M25SMECO
- T+2M28SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M31SSES
- T+3M8SFairing Separation
- T+6M17SBattery Hotswap
- T+8M57SSECO
- T+9M9SKick Stage Separation
- T+52M30SKick Stage Ignition
- T+55M10SKick Stage Cut-off
- T+1H6M35SPayload Deployment Sequence End
Catalogued objects
7 catalogued: 5 payloads, 2 rocket stages; 6 still in orbit
- Kineis-5C · NORAD 62081 · in orbit
- Kineis-5D · NORAD 62082 · in orbit
- Kineis-5E · NORAD 62083 · in orbit
- Kineis-5A · NORAD 62084 · in orbit
- Kineis-5B · NORAD 62085 · in orbit
Electron 56 Kick Stage · in orbit
Electron 56 Stage 2 · re-entered December 7, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Third batch of five satellites for the French Kinéis IoT constellation designed to operate with 25 nanosatellites of 30 kg each.
Pad
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
24th launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, 11th this year · 51st from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 25, 4:55 PM GMT+13, in daylight
41 launches from this pad · 84 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
19 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
All satellites have separated.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/25/2024 · source
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/25/2024 · source
Official Webcast by Rocket Lab has started
LL2 · 11/25/2024 · source
NET November 25.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/23/2024 · source
Delayed by a day
Nosu · 11/20/2024 · source
Updated launch pad.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/18/2024 · source
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/18/2024 · source
Fixed T-0 error.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/13/2024 · source
Added launch time.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/13/2024 · source
Questions
When did Ice AIS Baby (Kinéis 11-15) launch?
Ice AIS Baby (Kinéis 11-15) launched on November 25, 2024 at 03:55 UTC.
Where can I watch Ice AIS Baby (Kinéis 11-15)?
Coverage: Rocket Lab - 'Ice AIS Baby' Launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Ice AIS Baby (Kinéis 11-15)?
Electron, flown by Rocket Lab. Electron spec sheet
Where did Ice AIS Baby (Kinéis 11-15) launch from?
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand. Liftoff was Nov 25, 4:55 PM GMT+13 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Ice AIS Baby (Kinéis 11-15) reach?
Kineis-5C, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 645 × 656 km orbit inclined 97.9°.
How many satellites did Ice AIS Baby (Kinéis 11-15) launch?
5 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 5 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).