A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch the “No Time Toulouse” mission on June 19 (2:13 p.m. EDT, 1813 UTC on June 18), the first of five dedicated flights on behalf of Kinéis, a French Internet-of-Things company, which also has financial backing from France’s space agency, CNES (Centre National d’Études Spatiales). The rocket will carry the first five Internet-of-Things (IOT) satellites of a 25-satellite constellation. Rocket Lab will send Electron from Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand.
Kinéis, satellite operator and connectivity provider for the Internet of Things (IoT), is deploying the 1st
European constellation dedicated to the IoT, comprising 25 nanosatellites. The first of the 5 launches
is scheduled for Tuesday 18 June 2024 (time confirmed 24 hours in advance), from New Zealand. The
aim is to put 5 satellites into orbit. This launch phase comes just four years after the company raised
a historic €100 million in funding
On the occasion of this 1st launch, Alexandre Tisserant, Chairman of Kinéis, said, ”Kinéis is proud and confident to entrust the deployment of its IoT constellation to Rocket Lab. The Electron launcher meets
our technical requirements for positioning the 5 nanosatellites for each of our 5 launches. Kinéis is leading the IoT revolution thanks to its space connectivity, which will enable any object to be connected anywhere in the world.”
This 1st launch will orbit the first 5 nanosatellites of our constellation dedicated to IoT.
At a time when 85% of the planet is not covered by terrestrial networks, Kinéis connectivity makes it possible to monitor infrastructures, track assets, anticipate breakdowns, prevent fires… anywhere on the globe. With near-real-time information at your fingertips, you can take informed decisions, to minimize risks, manage and optimize your activities: a real revolution!