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Rocket Lab
Launch Provider · United States · Founded 2006 · rocketlabcorp.com
Rocket Lab is an American aerospace manufacturer with a wholly owned New Zealand subsidiary. The company develops lightweight, cost-effective commercial rocket launch services. The Electron Program was founded on the premise that small payloads such as CubeSats require dedicated small launch vehicles and flexibility not currently offered by traditional rocket systems. Its rocket, the Electron, is a light-weight rocket and is now operating commercially. The company is also producing a variety of spacecrafts and spacecrafts components.
Headquarters
Long Beach
United States
Ownership
Public
NASDAQ:RKLB
CEO
Peter Beck
Founded
2006
Total Launches
91
18 this year · ~1.8/month
Satellites in Orbit
0
4 operated all time
Satellites Built
10
0 still in orbit
Government Awards
$66M
7 awards tracked
Upcoming Launches
- The Mountain God Rises (iQPS Launch 10)Electron · operator
- HASTE | Leidos-3Electron · operator
- HASTE | Leidos-5Electron · operator
- LOXSAT 1Electron · operator
Products & Capabilities
ElectronNeutronPhoton spacecraftSatellite componentsMethalox PropulsionReusable First Stage (Vertical Propulsive Landing)Mid-Air Booster / Fairing CatchIn-Space Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing)Metal Additive Manufacturing for Rocket HardwareResponsive / Rapid Launch Capability
Fleet
Launches per Year
95.6% launch success rate
Satellites Launched per Year
Recent Satellites
- VICTUS HAZE Puma2026-06-19 · LEO · Manufacturer
- ESCAPADE Gold2025-11-13 · Deep space · Manufacturer
- ESCAPADE Blue2025-11-13 · Deep space · Manufacturer
- W-32025-03-15 · LEO · Manufacturer
- W-22025-01-14 · LEO · Manufacturer
- W-12023-06-12 · LEO · Manufacturer
- Lunar Photon2022-06-28 · Deep space · Built & operated
- Photon Pathstone2021-03-22 · LEO · Built & operated
- First Light2020-08-31 · LEO · Built & operated
- Humanity Star2018-01-21 · LEO · Built & operated
Financials
$769M
Revenue, 12 months
$602M
Revenue, FY2025
-$198M
Net income, FY2025
$2.13B
Cash
Listed as RKLB. From SEC filings, latest 2026-08-10.
Government Awards
Buyers
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration$66M
Largest awards
- Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) Umbrella Task OrderNational Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2023-03-29$52M
- Cislunar autonomous positioning system technology operations and navigation experiment (CAPSTONE)…National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2020-02-18$10M
- Low Cost Expendable Launch TechnologyNational Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2021-09-02$2.6M
- Contractor to provide rapid studies for the Mars sample return (MSR) program.National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2024-09-27$625K
- The contractor shall develop gen 1 solar sail mission concepts that will address the objectives o…National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2025-09-26$546K
- Develop geospace dynamics constellation (GDC) trailblazer mission concepts that will address the …National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2026-05-28$433K
- Mars end-to-end communication service architectures: Studies to advance end-to-end communication …National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2026-02-23$391K
US values are total obligations over each award's life; EU research values are the EU contribution. All government contracts →
Licences
| Licence | Regulator | Reference | Satellites | Granted | Expires or deadline | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Electron from Wallops LC-2 Licence under the old Part 415/417 rules, which all ended on 9 March 2026. Electron flights continue under a Part 450 licence. | FAA Launch licence | LLO 20-120 | — | 17 Aug 2020 | 9 Mar 2026 | Superseded | FAA licence LLO 20-120 Rev 4 ↗ |
Products for Sale
- Frontier-S radioRadio and antenna · Ranging RF transceiverFlight proven
- Frontier-X radioRadio and antenna · X-band software-defined radio and transponderQualified
- 12 Nms reaction wheelReaction wheel · 12 Nms momentum, for spacecraft up to about 650 kgIn development
- RW4-1.0 reaction wheelReaction wheel · 1.0 Nms momentum, ±100 mNm torqueFlight proven
- ST-16RT2 star trackerStar tracker · 5-55 arcsec accuracy, 2 Hz, 0.5-1 WFlight proven
Data Sources for This Record
curated, with source
Q116319
Launch statistics
Launch Library 2 · updated every 6h
GCAT (J. McDowell, CC-BY 4.0) · weekly
official procurement records · twice a month