Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
01:31:00
Tuesday March 18, 2025
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Fifth and final batch of five satellites for the French Kinéis IoT constellation designed to operate with 25 nanosatellites of 28 kg each. The constellation will enable Kinéis, a company backed by private and public investors including the French government’s space agency CNES (Centre National d'Études Spatiales) and CLS (Collecte Localisation Satellites) an international space-based solutions provider, to improve its global IoT connectivity.
Manufacturer: Hemeria
Operator: Kinéis
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
5 Payloads
140 kilograms
Agency
Rocket LabPrice
$7.50 million
Rocket
Height: 18m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 320 kg
Liftoff Thrust
224 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 1.2m
Height: 4.05m
Stages
3
SE
SW
Launching
South
62nd
Mission
4th
Mission of 2025
62nd
Mission
4th
Mission of 2025
56th
Orbital launch attempt