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 plans to reach a cadence of one launch per month 2018.
Part of the Electron rocket was returned to Rocket Lab’s New Zealand launch site with the remainder scheduled to arrive by 2018-05-28 to begin pre-launch preparations.
Moon Express signed a contract in 2015 for several launches on Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket.
On 2018-05-25 Rocket Lab rescheduled the next launch of its Electron small rocket for no earlier than 2018-06-22 from its New Zealand launch site.
ICEYE has contracts to launch two additional satellites 2018, one each with SpaceX and Rocket Lab.
ICEYE plans to launch ICEYE-X2 on a Falcon 9 Sun Synchronous Orbit A mission and ICEYE-X3 with Rocket Lab.