Rocket Lab has set the launch window for its 53rd Electron launch - the second of five dedicated launches for French company Kinéis. 

The "Kinéis Killed the RadIOT Star” mission is scheduled to launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Māhia during a 14-day launch window that opens on September 17, 2024. 

Kinéis’ constellation will improve global Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity. Its first launch was three months ago, named “No Time Toulouse”. 

Announcing the next mission today, Rocket Lab said the Kinéis’ constellation “will connect any object anywhere in the world and guarantee the transmission of targeted and useful data to users, in near-real time, with low energy consumption with more powerful 30kg-class nanosats that integrate IoT technology”. The constellation also includes a second mission: a ship-tracking Automatic Identification System.