# Zipline Platform 1 (Zip) at Kenya: deployment

Canonical ID: `4f354c6d-21a6-473c-b8be-c7d17436aa02`

[Zipline](/companies/zipline.md)'s first commercial drone delivery operation in [Kenya](/locations/kenya.md) (and globally), delivering blood and medical supplies to remote health facilities. Part of the original Platform 1 long-range delivery system.

## Key facts

- **Operator:** Zipline
- **Application:** Blood and medical supply delivery to remote facilities
- **Milestone:** First commercial operation

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** zipline-platform-1-kenya
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Zipline Platform 1 (Zip)](/models/zipline-platform-1.md) (id: `a1424897-4da8-4031-bbda-5ee19a635d15`)
- **Category:** [Drones](/drones)
- **Company:** [Zipline](/companies/zipline.md) (id: `42d14bb5-bff5-4976-a287-882a60bfe765`)
- **Location:** [Kenya](/locations/kenya.md) (id: `9f243215-5875-4d57-9ed4-f2c8d7393289`)
- **First seen:** 2016-10-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. **Zipline (drone delivery company)** · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zipline_(drone_delivery_company) · 2016-10-01

## Common questions

### What is the Zipline Platform 1 (Zip) deployment at Kenya?

Zipline Platform 1 (Zip), built by Zipline, is recorded as a deployment at Kenya on the DEPLOY registry. Zipline operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Zipline Platform 1 (Zip) at Kenya?

Zipline, the manufacturer of Zipline Platform 1 (Zip), operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Zipline Platform 1 (Zip) deployment at Kenya go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting October 1, 2016 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Zipline Platform 1 (Zip) deployment at Kenya?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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