Rocket Lab schedules next Electron launch for IoT constellation operator

24/7 Space News

Rocket Lab schedules next Electron launch for IoT constellation operator

illustration only

Rocket Lab schedules next Electron launch for IoT constellation operator
by Clarence Oxford
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 22, 2025

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. has announced the upcoming launch of its Electron rocket for Kineis, a global Internet-of-Things (IoT) connectivity provider. This mission, titled "IOT 4 You and Me," is scheduled to lift off during a launch window opening on February 4th, NZDT. The daily launch opportunity within this window is at 09:43 am NZDT (20:43 UTC).

The launch will take place at Rocket Lab's Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand, marking the fourth of five dedicated missions under a multi-launch agreement with Kineis. The contract aims to deploy a full constellation of 25 IoT satellites, with three successful launches already completed in June, September, and November 2024.

"IOT 4 You and Me" is Rocket Lab's first mission of 2025. The company plans to surpass its 2024 record of 16 combined launches of the Electron and HASTE vehicles.

Peter Beck, Rocket Lab's founder and CEO, commented, "Last year we launched three dedicated missions for Kineis, deploying 15 satellites to precise and tailored orbits to get the constellation up and running rapidly. We're excited to continue the relationship in 2025 with our first mission off the pad for the year."

Related Links
Rocket Lab
Rocket Science News at Space-Travel.Com

Subscribe Free To Our Daily Newsletters

RELATED CONTENT

The following news reports may link to other Space Media Network websites.

Galactic Energy launches five satellites into orbit
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 21, 2025
Galactic Energy, a Beijing-based private rocket manufacturer, successfully completed a mission on Monday afternoon, deploying five satellites into orbit. According to the company's statement, the Ceres-1 rocket launched at 6:11 pm from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, located in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region. The mission placed five remote-sensing satellites into a sun-synchronous orbit approximately 535 kilometers above Earth. These remote-sensing satellites are specialized in ob ... read more

NASA Opens New Challenge to Inspire Climate Solutions

Satellite technology paves way for space traffic management

India becomes 4th nation to complete unmanned docking in space

India achieves 'historic' space docking mission

China's Hainan Commercial Launch Center expands with two new launch pads

General Atomics tests advanced nuclear thermal propulsion fuel at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center

Rocket Lab to launch wildfire detection satellites for OroraTech

UK approves first vertical rocket launch

The Mars Pivot

ORBIMARS: A proposed terminology for Mars orbital operations

Now That's Ingenuity: First Aircraft Measurement of Winds on Another Planet

NASA Sets Sights on Mars Terrain with Revolutionary Tire Tech

China unveils logos for three space missions in 2025

China launches additional satellites for Spacesail Constellation

Shenzhou XIX crew completes second spacewalk mission

Shenzhou XIX crew completes second spacewalk

South American Space Programs: No Cooperation, No Gains

Stoke Space secures $260M in Series C Funding

The Tyranny of the VC Equation Why Your Company Might Not Be "VC-able"

The Space Economy to Reach $944 Billion by 2033

Flexential Links Up with Lonestar to Support First Commercial Space Data Center

Surrey Satellite Opens Advanced Imaging R&D Cleanroom

NASA's OSIRIS-APEX completes 2nd perihelion of solar orbit

Zenno expands superconducting space technologies in Japan

Astronauts to Collect Microbial Samples from Space Station Exterior

Extreme supersonic winds detected on distant exoplanet

Double the disks double the discovery new insights into planet formation in DF Tau

Bioactive compounds with industrial applications discovered in Andes bacteria

SwRI models suggest Pluto and Charon formed similarly to Earth and Moon

Citizen scientists help decipher Jupiter's cloud composition

Capture theory unveils how Pluto and Charon formed as a binary system

Texas A and M researchers illuminate the mysteries of icy ocean worlds

Subscribe Free To Our Daily Newsletters

The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2024 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. All articles labeled "by Staff Writers" include reports supplied to Space Media Network by industry news wires, PR agencies, corporate press officers and the like. Such articles are individually curated and edited by Space Media Network staff on the basis of the report's information value to our industry and professional readership. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Statement Our advertisers use various cookies and the like to deliver the best ad banner available at one time. All network advertising suppliers have GDPR policies (Legitimate Interest) that conform with EU regulations for data collection. By using our websites you consent to cookie based advertising. If you do not agree with this then you must stop using the websites from May 25, 2018. Privacy Statement. Additional information can be found here at About Us.