IoT 4 You and Me
IoT 4 You and Me was a Rocket Lab Electron mission for Kinéis that launched successfully at 20:43 UTC on 8 February 2025 (9:43 a.m. NZDT on 9 February; 3:43 p.m. EST on 8 February) from Launch Complex 1A on New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula.
20:43 UTC on 8 February 2025 · 9:43 a.m. NZDT on 9 February · 3:43 p.m. EST on 8 February
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 payloads deployed.
by hitura-nobad Source: youtube.com -
Liftoff!
by hitura-nobad Source: youtube.com
Updates via Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs).
Name Origin
Inspired by Michael Jackson's "Heal the World" ("for you and for me" lyrics). Kineis's fourth mission frames IoT satellite coverage as connectivity technology for everyone.
Mission Overview
Fourth batch of five satellites for the French Kinéis IoT constellation designed to operate with 25 nanosatellites of 30 kg each.
Technical Details
60
kiwisLaunch data cross-checked against Wikipedia.
Was this a jellyfish launch?
UnlikelySun 36° above the horizon at liftoff — daylight, the sky is too bright.
Details
- Unlikely
- Low
- Moderate
- High
- Liftoff
- 9:43 a.m. NZDT · 20:43 UTC
- Astronomical dawn (−18°)
- 4:47 a.m. NZDT · 15:47 UTC
- Nautical dawn (−12°)
- 5:24 a.m. NZDT · 16:24 UTC
- Civil dawn (−6°)
- 5:59 a.m. NZDT · 16:59 UTC
- Sunrise
- 6:28 a.m. NZDT · 17:28 UTC
Twilight times at the pad (Mahia, NZ) for the morning 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Electron 59 Kick Stage 2025-028A · Stage | Operator Rocket Lab Ltd. | Built by Rocket Lab Ltd. Kick Stage | Mass 50 kg | Orbit 571 × 627 km · 97.9° | Status On orbit | NORAD 62928 |
Kineis-2C 2025-028B · Payload | Operator Kineis | Built by Kineis Cubesat 16U | Mass 28 kg | Orbit 648 × 652 km · 98.1° | Status On orbit | NORAD 62929 |
Kineis-2D 2025-028C · Payload | Operator Kineis | Built by Kineis Cubesat 16U | Mass 28 kg | Orbit 639 × 645 km · 97.9° | Status On orbit | NORAD 62930 |
Kineis-2E 2025-028D · Payload | Operator Kineis | Built by Kineis Cubesat 16U | Mass 28 kg | Orbit 637 × 639 km · 97.9° | Status On orbit | NORAD 62931 |
Kineis-2A 2025-028E · Payload | Operator Kineis | Built by Kineis Cubesat 16U | Mass 28 kg | Orbit 645 × 654 km · 98.1° | Status On orbit | NORAD 62932 |
Electron 59 Stage 2 2025-028F · Stage | Operator Rocket Lab Ltd. | Built by Rocket Lab Ltd. Electron St2 | Mass 250 kg | Orbit 131 × 202 km · 97.9° | Status Decayed 2025-02-20 | NORAD 62933 |
Kineis-2B 2025-028G · Payload | Operator Kineis | Built by Kineis Cubesat 16U | Mass 28 kg | Orbit 646 × 653 km · 98.0° | Status On orbit | NORAD 62934 |
