by Jeff Foust — September 8, 2021 Rocket Lab will launch the 25-satellite constellation for Kinéis using five Electron launches starting in the second quarter of 2023. Credit: Hemeria
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Rocket Lab will deploy an entire constellation of internet-of-things satellites for a French startup under a multi-launch deal announced Sept. 8.
Rocket Lab said it will launch 25 satellites for Kinéis over five dedicated launches starting in the second quarter of 2023. The satellites will provide improved global IoT connectivity services for the company, which is backed by private investors and the French space agency CNES, and which raised 100 million euros in early 2020 to develop the constellation .