High Five
High Five was a Rocket Lab Electron mission for Kinéis that launched successfully at 01:31 UTC on 18 March 2025 (2:31 p.m. NZDT on 18 March; 9:31 p.m. EDT on 17 March) from Launch Complex 1A on New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula.
01:31 UTC on 18 March 2025 · 2:31 p.m. NZDT on 18 March · 9:31 p.m. EDT on 17 March
Mission State
This mission currently has a dated launch window in the tracker.
The primary watch link points to an official Rocket Lab source.
Launch Updates
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Launch success.
by Cosmic_Penguin Source: x.com -
All 5 satellites have deployed.
by Cosmic_Penguin Source: youtube.com -
Liftoff.
by Cosmic_Penguin Source: youtube.com
Updates via Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs).
Name Origin
Double meaning: the fifth and final Kineis mission deploying five satellites — completing the full 25-satellite IoT constellation in under a year. A celebratory "high five" to mark series completion.
Mission Overview
Last of five batches of five satellites for the French Kinéis IoT constellation designed to operate with 25 nanosatellites of 30 kg each.
Technical Details
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kiwisLaunch data cross-checked against Wikipedia.
Was this a jellyfish launch?
UnlikelySun 48° above the horizon at liftoff — daylight, the sky is too bright.
Details
- Unlikely
- Low
- Moderate
- High
- Liftoff
- 2:31 p.m. NZDT · 01:31 UTC
- Sunset
- 7:23 p.m. NZDT · 06:23 UTC
- Civil dusk (−6°)
- 7:50 p.m. NZDT · 06:50 UTC
- Nautical dusk (−12°)
- 8:21 p.m. NZDT · 07:21 UTC
- Astronomical dusk (−18°)
- 8:53 p.m. NZDT · 07:53 UTC
Twilight times at the pad (Mahia, NZ) for the evening of the launch.
What's a rocket jellyfish? When a rocket launches in twilight, the ground is dark but its exhaust plume climbs into sunlight high above. The expanding plume glows against the dark sky in a jellyfish-like shape.
Space-Object Catalog
| Object | Operator | Built by | Mass | Orbit | Status | NORAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kineis-4E 2025-056A · Payload | Operator Kineis | Built by Kineis Cubesat 16U | Mass 28 kg | Orbit 651 × 655 km · 97.9° | Status On orbit | NORAD 63300 |
Kineis-4C 2025-056B · Payload | Operator Kineis | Built by Kineis Cubesat 16U | Mass 28 kg | Orbit 652 × 655 km · 97.9° | Status On orbit | NORAD 63301 |
Kineis-4D 2025-056C · Payload | Operator Kineis | Built by Kineis Cubesat 16U | Mass 28 kg | Orbit 653 × 655 km · 97.9° | Status On orbit | NORAD 63302 |
Kineis-4A 2025-056D · Payload | Operator Kineis | Built by Kineis Cubesat 16U | Mass 28 kg | Orbit 653 × 654 km · 97.9° | Status On orbit | NORAD 63303 |
Kineis-4B 2025-056E · Payload | Operator Kineis | Built by Kineis Cubesat 16U | Mass 28 kg | Orbit 651 × 657 km · 97.9° | Status On orbit | NORAD 63304 |
Electron 62 Stage 2 2025-056F · Stage | Operator Rocket Lab Ltd. | Built by Rocket Lab Ltd. Electron St2 | Mass 250 kg | Orbit 128 × 196 km · 97.9° | Status Decayed 2025-03-29 | NORAD 63305 |
Electron 62 Kick Stage 2025-056G · Stage | Operator Rocket Lab Ltd. | Built by Rocket Lab Ltd. Kick Stage | Mass 50 kg | Orbit 572 × 628 km · 98.0° | Status On orbit | NORAD 63306 |
