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Rocket LabElectronRocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
IoT 4 You and Me (Kinéis 16-20)
Launched
February 8, 2025 · 20:43 UTC
Summary
IoT 4 You and Me (Kinéis 16-20) launched on a Rocket Lab Electron from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand on February 8, 2025 at 20:43 UTC. It was Rocket Lab's 59th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 6,877th orbital launch attempt. It was the 59th Electron flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Kineis-2C, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 644 × 660 km orbit inclined 98.0°. 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, 5 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Rocket Lab - 'IoT 4 U and Me' LaunchRocket Lab
- Vehicle
- Electron · Rocket Lab
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)for KIN
- Milestone
- 59th Electron flight · 1st this yearRocket Lab's 59th launch1st this yearhumanity's 6,877th orbital launch attempt28th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kineis-2C · NORAD 62929 · 2025-028 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2025-028B
- Epoch
- 2025-02-08 23:33:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.7517757 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0011455
- Inclination
- 97.9636°
- Ascending node
- 95.805°
- Arg. of perigee
- 168.6321°
- Mean anomaly
- 310.5628°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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+6M23SBattery Hotswap
- T+9MSECO
- T+9M4SKick Stage Separation
- T+52M24SKick Stage Ignition
- T+55M6SKick Stage Cut-off
- T+1H6M34SPayload Deployment Sequence End
Catalogued objects
7 catalogued: 5 payloads, 2 rocket stages; 6 still in orbit
- Kineis-2C · NORAD 62929 · in orbit
- Kineis-2D · NORAD 62930 · in orbit
- Kineis-2E · NORAD 62931 · in orbit
- Kineis-2A · NORAD 62932 · in orbit
- Kineis-2B · NORAD 62934 · in orbit
Electron 59 Kick Stage · in orbit
Electron 59 Stage 2 · re-entered February 21, 2025
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Fourth 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 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
28th launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, 1st this year · 53rd from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Local pad time at liftoff: Feb 9, 9:43 AM GMT+13, in daylight
43 launches from this pad · 84 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
140 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New ZealandOpen in maps
Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
All 5 payloads deployed.
hitura-nobad · 2/8/2025 · source
Liftoff!
hitura-nobad · 2/8/2025 · source
Official Webcast by Rocket Lab has started
LL2 · 2/8/2025 · source
Rescheduled for February 8 UTC.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/5/2025 · source
Reverted to February TBD.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/4/2025 · source
Scrubbed for the day due to Collision On Launch Avoidance/Assessment conflict.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/3/2025 · source
Updating pad
Nosu · 1/30/2025 · source
Added launch time.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/22/2025 · source
NET February 3.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/21/2025 · source
Questions
When did IoT 4 You and Me (Kinéis 16-20) launch?
IoT 4 You and Me (Kinéis 16-20) launched on February 8, 2025 at 20:43 UTC.
Where can I watch IoT 4 You and Me (Kinéis 16-20)?
Coverage: Rocket Lab - 'IoT 4 U and Me' Launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched IoT 4 You and Me (Kinéis 16-20)?
Electron, flown by Rocket Lab. Electron spec sheet
Where did IoT 4 You and Me (Kinéis 16-20) launch from?
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand. Liftoff was Feb 9, 9:43 AM GMT+13 local time at the pad.
What orbit did IoT 4 You and Me (Kinéis 16-20) reach?
Kineis-2C, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 644 × 660 km orbit inclined 98.0°.
How many satellites did IoT 4 You and Me (Kinéis 16-20) launch?
5 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 5 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).