Rocket Lab Aborts Launch of 5 IoT Satellites at Last Second
The Electron rocket was set to deploy Kinéis satellites from New Zealand but shut down its engines just after ignition.
- Rocket Lab's Electron rocket was scheduled to launch five 'Internet of Things' satellites for the French company Kinéis.
- The launch was aborted at the last second when the rocket's first-stage engines shut down immediately after ignition.
- The mission, named 'Kinéis Killed the RadIOT Star,' was the second of five planned launches for Kinéis by Rocket Lab.
- Rocket Lab's launch window extends for 14 days, giving the team time to assess and plan the next launch attempt.
- Kinéis aims to deploy a total of 25 satellites to create a global IoT constellation, with five already launched in June.