Rocket Lab @lemmy.nz threelonmusketeers @sh.itjust.works 2mo ago

Rocket Lab "Kinéis Killed The RadIoT Star" Launch Thread!

Kinéis Killed The RadIoT Star

Scheduled for (UTC)	2024-09-20 23:01
Scheduled for (NZST)	2024-09-21 11:01
Launch site	Rocket Lab LC-1A, Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand
Booster recovery	No
Launch vehicle	Electron + Curie
Customer	Kinéis
Payload	Kinéis 6-10
Mission success criteria	Successful deployment of spacecraft into desired orbit

Livestreams

Stream	Link
Rocket Lab (official)	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beVTGh_PrA0 (scrub)
Space Affairs	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDMBcSt4PUo (scrub)
The Launch Pad	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87oFE1ZmRck (scrub)

Stats

This will be the 11th launch for Rocket Lab this year.
This will be the 53rd overall launch for Rocket Lab.

Payload info:

Rocket Lab mission page

NextSpaceflight:

Second 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: A Sky Full Of SARs

Next mission: Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes

Please post small launch updates, discussions, and questions here! Also feel free to leave feedback or suggestions for the mod team. We’re a relatively new community, so feedback is very valuable!

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@Dave@lemmy.nz, this thread seems to be stuck as a pinned post on Lemmy NZ. I've unpinned it from the SJW end, but it seems that action hasn't federated. Would you be able to investigate this?
- I've unstickied it for you, which should unsticky it on other instances too. Not sure what the issue was, federation from SJW to Lemmy.nz seems fine, hovering around 1.5-2.5 minutes delay.
  
  If it happens again, maybe try pinning it and then unpinning again?
https://x.com/RocketLab/status/1836483969304662306

Electron is vertical on the pad at LC-1. It’s almost time to go to space.

Lift-off:
🚀 NZST = 11:00 am
🚀 EDT = 7:00 pm
🚀 PDT = 4:00 pm
🚀 UTC = 11:00 pm
📺 Webcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dPkZOKYvWo
Battery hotswap confirmed.
Liftoff!
Go no-go poll is complete; they are go for terminal count.
Fairing jettison confirmed.
Since it was an instantaneous launch window, that's a scrub for the day.
Launch abort upon engine ignition.
- Ooh something happened on engine ignition? I'd be keen to hear more once there are updates.
  
  Tweets from Peter Beck and Rocket Lab:
  
  https://x.com/Peter_J_Beck/status/1836553721708237055
  
  Just an abort triggered by a piece of ground support equipment not reaching its target in the allocated time. We like everything on the ground to be just as happy as everything in the sky.
  
  https://x.com/RocketLab/status/1836554238367010854
  
  Mission update: In today’s launch attempt for @KineisIoT during ignition at T-0, Electron’s flight computer aborted on a ground systems sensor trigger and safely shut down the engines. Electron, the launch pad, and Kineis’ payload all remain healthy. Standby for info on our next launch attempt.
  
  No details on what sensor it was, but it sounds like it's not too serious. Hope they can quickly identify the cause and try again in a day or two.
Webcast is live! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dPkZOKYvWo

Prachi Sukhnani (Avionics Engineer) and Andrew Haigh (Senior Software Engineer) are hosting.
https://x.com/RocketLab/status/1837241523949424741

Liquid oxygen propellant is now filling Electron as the countdown to launch continues.

Now just under T-2 hours to lift-off from LC-1 Pad A for today’s ‘Kineis Killed the RadIOT Star’ mission.
Second Curie burn confirmed.
SECO and kickstage separation confirmed. Curie engine burn scheduled for T+51 minutes.
Payload deploy confirmed!
MECO, stage separation, and stage 2 ignition!
First Curie burn confirmed.

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