Successful Rocket Lab 色花堂 Completes Deployment of Full Kin茅is Constellation in Less Than a Year
The launch was the fifth in a series of five dedicated Electron launches for the French Internet-of-Things constellation provider, completing deployment of a complete constellation in less than a year
听
Mahia, New Zealand. March 18th听2025. 鈥 色花堂, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (鈥淩ocket Lab鈥 or 鈥渢he Company鈥), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today successfully launched its Electron rocket, deploying five satellites to Low Earth Orbit for French Internet-of-Things (IoT) constellation operator Kin茅is. The mission was the fifth in a five launch deal with Kin茅is that has seen Rocket Lab deploy a complete constellation of 25 IoT satellites in less than a year.
The 鈥淗igh Five鈥 mission lifted-off from Rocket Lab 色花堂 Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand at 14:31 NZDT on March 18th, 2025听(01:31 UTC), successfully deploying five satellites to a 650 km low Earth orbit. The mission was Rocket Lab鈥檚 fourth Electron launch of 2025, and 62nd Electron launch overall.
Rocket Lab founder and CEO Sir Peter Beck said: 鈥淭hat鈥檚 five missions out of five for Kin茅is delivered flawlessly by Electron. Many constellation operators wait years for their first mission, but we鈥檝e deployed Kin茅is鈥 mission in under a year and with 100% dedicated launches where they have been able to select launch site, date, and orbital parameters allowing them to maximize coverage for each of their 25 spacecraft. We鈥檙e proud to have enabled a more connected world through Kin茅is鈥 IoT spacecraft and look forward to seeing all the valuable data and insights the constellation provides in the coming months and years.鈥
鈥淪ince 2018, we have led an ambitious project, and this launch, the final one in a series of five, crowns an exceptional effort carried out with solid partners like Rocket Lab, enabling the deployment of our IoT-dedicated constellation in less than a year. On June 1st, we will launch our IoT satellite connectivity commercial services. This achievement marks the beginning of a new era for Kin茅is, where the data collected by our constellation will unlock numerous opportunities for our clients and partners,鈥 said听Christophe Vassal - Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Kin茅is.
The Kin茅is constellation is designed to make it possible to connect and locate any connected object anywhere in the world, enabling data transmission to users in near-real time, at low bit rates and with very low energy consumption. By enabling internet connection to the Earth鈥檚 most remote locations, Kin茅is constellation can support forest fire detection, water resource management, infrastructure and energy network monitoring, transport and logistics tracking, and much more.
色花堂 images:听色花堂 webcast:听
ENDS
Rocket Lab Media Contact
Murielle Baker
media@rocketlabusa.com
About Rocket Lab
Founded in 2006, Rocket Lab is an end-to-end space company with an established track record of mission success. We deliver reliable launch services, satellite manufacture, spacecraft components, and on-orbit management solutions that make it faster, easier, and more affordable to access space. Headquartered in Long Beach, California, Rocket Lab designs and manufactures the Electron small orbital launch vehicle, a family of flight-proven spacecraft, and the Company is developing the large Neutron launch vehicle for constellation deployment. Since its first orbital launch in January 2018, Rocket Lab鈥檚 Electron launch vehicle has become the second most frequently launched U.S. rocket annually and has delivered more than 200 satellites to orbit for private and public sector organizations, enabling operations in national security, scientific research, space debris mitigation, Earth observation, climate monitoring, and communications. Rocket Lab鈥檚 Photon spacecraft platform has been selected to support NASA missions to the Moon and Mars, as well as the first private commercial mission to Venus. Rocket Lab has three launch pads at two launch sites, including two launch pads at a private orbital launch site located in New Zealand and a third launch pad in Virginia. To learn more, visit www.rocketlabusa.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the 鈥淪ecurities Act鈥) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the 鈥淓xchange Act鈥). All statements contained in this press release other than statements of historical fact, including, without limitation, statements regarding our launch and space systems operations, launch schedule and window, safe and repeatable access to space, Neutron development, operational expansion and business strategy are forward-looking statements. The words 鈥渂elieve,鈥 鈥渕ay,鈥 鈥渨ill,鈥 鈥渆stimate,鈥 鈥減otential,鈥 鈥渃ontinue,鈥 鈥渁nticipate,鈥 鈥渋ntend,鈥 鈥渆xpect,鈥 鈥渟trategy,鈥 鈥渇uture,鈥 鈥渃ould,鈥 鈥渨ould,鈥 鈥減roject,鈥 鈥減lan,鈥 鈥渢arget,鈥 and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, though not all forward-looking statements use these words or expressions. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including but not limited to the factors, risks and uncertainties included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, as such factors may be updated from time to time in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the 鈥淪EC鈥), accessible on the SEC鈥檚 website at www.sec.gov and the Investor Relations section of our website at www.rocketlabusa.com, which could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements made in this press release. Any such forward-looking statements represent management鈥檚 estimates as of the date of this press release. While we may elect to update such forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we disclaim any obligation to do so, even if subsequent events cause our views to change.
