Mission Status
Ice AIS Baby
Last Updated: 2 seconds ago
SUCCESS
Orbit Achieved
Vehicle
Electron
Launch Site
LC-1B
Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Profile
Communications
Monday, November 25, 2024 03:55 AM UTC Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Source: RocketLabCorp
Mission State
Schedule
Date and time on file
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Coverage
Official livestream linked
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Name Origin
AI
Pun on "Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice, replacing the second "Ice" with "AIS" (Automatic Identification System) — the maritime tracking technology in Kineis's satellite constellation.
"Ice AIS Baby"
Mission Overview
Third batch of five satellites for the French Kinéis IoT constellation designed to operate with 25 nanosatellites of 30 kg each.
Technical Details
Vehicle
Electron
Rocket Lab launch vehicle
Launch Site
Launch Complex 1B
LC-1B · Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Target Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Planned deployment regime
Mission Profile
Communications
Mission architecture