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Rocket Lab USA, a global in launch services and space systems, successfully launched its 56th Electron mission, deploying five satellites to Low Earth Orbit for French Internet-of-Things (IoT) constellation operator Kin\u00e9is. The \u2018Ice AIS Baby\u2019 mission lifted-off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand at 4:55 pm on 25 November NZDT (03:55 UTC), successfully deploying five satellites to a 643 km low Earth orbit. <\/p>\n
The mission was Rocket Lab\u2019s 14th mission of 2024 and 56th launch overall. It also brought the total count of satellites deployed by Rocket Lab to 203, further cementing Electron\u2019s position as the leading small launch vehicle globally. The launch took place just 21 hours and 55 minutes after Rocket Lab completed a successful mission from Launch Complex 2 in Virginia, setting a new company record for fastest turnaround between launches.<\/p>\n
Rocket Lab founder and CEO Sir Peter Beck<\/strong> said: \u201cTwo successful launches less than 24 hours apart from pads in different hemispheres. That\u2019s unprecedented capability in the small launch market and one we\u2019re immensely proud to deliver at Rocket Lab. Customers like Kin\u00e9is are unlocking the potential of space and we\u2019re excited to give them the keys to do so with frequent, dedicated, and reliable small launch opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n Kin\u00e9is CEO Alexandre Tisserant,<\/strong> says: “The Kin\u00e9is teams have once again demonstrated their technical capabilities as satellite operators by taking control of these five new satellites at a sustained launch rate. This achievement would not have been possible without Rocket Lab’s Electron precision in placing our satellites in their planned positions. With 15 Kin\u00e9is satellites now in orbit, we’re one step closer to the full deployment of our dedicated IoT constellation for transmitting data in near-real time, anywhere on the globe. Congratulations to all our teams, who are doing an incredible job – and, let’s not forget, a European first! We’re equally enthusiastic about our second mission, AIS. In a rapidly consolidating market, Kin\u00e9is is establishing itself as a sovereign European player, combining technological expertise and strategic independence. With our new AIS offering, we provide maritime players with enhanced visibility over their fleets, while ensuring higher data reliability.”<\/p>\n The \u2018Ice AIS Baby\u2019 mission was the third of five dedicated Electron launches for Kin\u00e9is, a company backed by private and public investors including the French government\u2019s space agency CNES (Centre National d’\u00c9tudes Spatiales) and CLS (Collecte Localisation Satellites), an international space-based solutions provider, to improve global IoT connectivity. <\/p>\n The Kin\u00e9is constellation is designed to make it possible to connect and locate any connected object anywhere in the world, enabling data transmission to users in near-real time, at low bit rates and with very low energy consumption. By enabling internet connection to the Earth\u2019s most remote locations, Kin\u00e9is constellation can support forest fire detection, water resource management, infrastructure and energy network monitoring, transport and logistics tracking, and much more.<\/p>\n Click here to learn more about Kineis’ Space-based IoT Constellation<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n