Key statistics
Satellite KINEIS-3A at a glance.
Uptime
354
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-3A.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: KINEIS-3A
International designator: 2024-172D
Object number (NORAD): 61223
Object ID (CCSDS): 61223
Country: FRANCE (FR)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 97.795 minutes
Inclination: 98.0303 deg
SMA: 7031.352 km
Apoapsis: 653.864 km
Periapsis: 652.571 km
RAAN: 339.8364 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00009192
Argument of periapsis: 256.499 deg
Mean anomaly: 103.6115 deg
Mean motion: 14.72463224 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002795 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00044837948 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 6:18 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 8, 2025, 11:16 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 KINEIS-3A
TLE line 1: 1 61223U 24172D 25251.46972255 .00002795 00000-0 44838-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 61223 98.0303 339.8364 0000919 256.4990 103.6115 14.72463224 51322
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite KINEIS-3A.
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-3A 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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