Rocket Lab is an end-to-end space company and launch service provider, specializing in small satellite launches with its Electron rocket, which has launched 63 times as of April 2025. They are also developing the larger Neutron rocket for constellation deployment. Rocket Lab provides complete space solutions including satellite design and manufacture, spacecraft components, and on-orbit management, serving commercial, civil, and defense markets, with major partners including NASA and the US Space Force. Key products include the Electron and Neutron rockets, Photon satellite bus, and various satellite components.
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Rocket Lab’s Toronto facility includes thermal chambers, vibration rigs, X-ray machines, optical inspection and calibration systems, and clean-room environments.
Rocket Lab builds its component portfolio in facilities in the United States, Canada, Germany, and New Zealand.
Rocket Lab received a deal for eight dedicated launches from an unnamed customer.
Rocket Lab’s launch manifest has grown to more than 70 missions.
Canada Rocket Company’s team includes former employees from SpaceX, Arianespace, and Rocket Lab.
The Motiv Space Systems acquisition will add Mars robotic flight heritage to Rocket Lab for future planetary and national security missions.
Rocket Lab’s ST-HV star tracker has more than 14 units currently operating in orbit.
Rocket Lab’s ST-HP star tracker is intended for longer-duration missions in low Earth orbit and beyond.
Rocket Lab’s ST-HP delivers targeted pointing accuracy of better than 1 arcsecond.
The Motiv Space Systems acquisition will bring manufacturing of solar array drive assemblies and motion-control systems in-house at Rocket Lab.
Rocket Lab’s vertically integrated component portfolio includes reaction wheels, separation systems, radios, flight software, ground software, solar power solutions, and optical payloads.
Rocket Lab’s Toronto facility is its dedicated center for star tracker development and qualification.
Rocket Lab is teaming up with RTX’s Raytheon on SBI technology for Golden Dome.
Rocket Lab's backlog is anchored by the $805 million Space Development Agency Tranche 3 award.
Rocket Lab completed the Mynaric AG acquisition as its third acquisition in roughly 24 months to expand internal control of its supply chain.
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine visited Rocket Lab’s facilities for Neutron, Electron, and HASTE on the Eastern Shore.
Rocket Lab's Gauss electric thruster added a fifth in-house capability by making Photon builds no longer dependent on a third-party propulsion vendor.
Rocket Lab closed its $155.3 million acquisition of Mynaric AG on April 14.
Rocket Lab currently trades at a trailing price-to-sales ratio of approximately 72x against $601.8 million in 2025 revenue.
Rocket Lab's market valuation reflects a 5/5 vertical integration trajectory.