Key statistics
Satellite KINEIS-3C at a glance.
Uptime
231
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.7
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for KINEIS-3C.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: KINEIS-3C
International designator: 2024-172A
Object number (NORAD): 61220
Object ID (CCSDS): 61220
Country: FRANCE (FR)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 97.805 minutes
Inclination: 98.0242 deg
SMA: 7031.83 km
Apoapsis: 655.089 km
Periapsis: 652.301 km
RAAN: 218.5907 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0001983
Argument of periapsis: 62.8234 deg
Mean anomaly: 297.3175 deg
Mean motion: 14.72313234 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00003125 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000502 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 9, 2025, 2:46 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 8, 2025, 8:08 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 KINEIS-3C
TLE line 1: 1 61220U 24172A 25128.83902812 .00003125 00000-0 50200-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 61220 98.0242 218.5907 0001983 62.8234 297.3175 14.72313234 33578
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite KINEIS-3C.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Second batch of five satellites for the French Kinéis IoT constellation designed to operate with 25 nanosatellites of 30 kg each.
KINEIS-3C was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Electron | Kinéis Killed the RadIoT Star (Kinéis 6-10)’, on board a Electron space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 20, 2024, 11:01 p.m. from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A.
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Electron | Kinéis Killed the RadIoT Star (Kinéis 6-10)
Agency: Kinéis
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 20, 2024, 11:01 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Electron
Launch pad: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A
Location: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
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Latest news about this satellite
Electron launches second set of Kinéis satellites
An Electron launched a second set of satellites for French startup Kinéis Sept. 20, putting that company on track to begin offering Internet of Things services.
Rocket Lab launches 5 Internet of Things satellites following mid-week scrub
The mission will be the 53rd launch of an Electron rocket to date. Liftoff from Launch Complex 1 Pad A happened on Sept. 21 at 11:01 a.m. NZST (Sept. 20 at 7:01 p.m. EDT, 2301 UTC).
Launch Roundup: Falcon 9 and Electron to extend satellite constellations
This week’s manifest includes the delayed launches of a Falcon 9 with Galileo global positioning satellites and an Electron with a second batch of satellites for Kinéis. SpaceX will also launch one batch of Starlink satellites from California as the const...
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