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Rocket Lab "No Time Toulouse" Launch Thread! (sh.itjust.works)
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No Time Toulouse

| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2024-06-20 18:13 | |

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| | Scheduled for (NZST) | 2024-06-21 06:13 | | Launch site | Rocket Lab LC-1B, Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand | | Booster recovery | No | | Launch vehicle | Electron + Curie | | Customers | Kinéis | | Payloads | Kinéis 1-5 | | Mission success criteria | Successful deployment of spacecraft into Low Earth Orbit |

Livestreams

| Stream | Link | |

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| | Rocket Lab (official) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYpQkHw9s1I | Everyday Astronaut | | Space Affairs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjEdn_6evjs | The Launch Pad |

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  • This will be the 8th launch for Rocket Lab this year.
  • This will be the 🎉 50th 🎉 overall launch for Rocket Lab.

Payload info:

Rocket Lab mission page

NextSpaceflight:

First batch of five satellites for the French Kinéis IoT constellation designed to operate with 25 nanosatellites of 30 kg each. The constellation will enable Kinéis, a company backed by private and public investors including the French government’s space agency CNES (Centre National d'Études Spatiales) and CLS (Collecte Localisation Satellites) an international space-based solutions provider, to improve its global IoT connectivity.

Previous mission (PREFIRE And Ice) | Next mission (Owl For One, One For Owl)

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[–] burble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 5 months ago

Elite name

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago

https://x.com/RocketLab/status/1803290861977149940

It's almost time!

Our 50th Electron is on the pad at LC-1 and we're counting down to launch day for 'No Time Toulouse', a dedicated launch for @KineisIoT

Weather has improved slightly, so we're still targeting lift-off at:
🚀 NZST = 6:13 am, Friday 21 June
🚀 EDT = 2:13 pm, Thursday 20 June
🚀 PDT = 11:13 am, Thursday 20 June
🚀 UTC = 6:13 pm, Thursday 20 June

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago

Webcast is live! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYpQkHw9s1I

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago

They shared some Neutron updates during the webcast:

  • Concrete has been poured for the pad
  • Water tower for the deluge system has been constructed
  • Propellant tank installation is under way
  • Assembly and integration complex is taking shape
  • First launch of Neutron is currently scheduled for "mid-next year".
[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago

Go no-go poll is complete, and they are go for launch!

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago

Liftoff!

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago

MECO, stage separation, stage 2 ignition, and fairing jettison!

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

SECO, kickstage separation, and nominal transfer orbit confirmed!

Circularization burn scheduled for T+52 minutes.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago

Curie circularization burn completed. One more short burn is scheduled just before payload deploy.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

2nd Curie burn completed, perfect final orbit. Payload deploy imminent.

Deployment of all 5 satellites confirmed!