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 had a 100% mission success rate in 2026 at the time of the post.
The ‘Hungry Hippo’ captive fairing for Rocket Lab’s Neutron rocket has arrived at Wallops Island, Virginia.
The launch was Rocket Lab’s 81st launch in total.
The launch was Rocket Lab’s second launch in eight days.
Mynaric, the German manufacturer of optical communication terminals, teetered on the edge of insolvency before being acquired by Rocket Lab in 2024.
Rocket Lab's launch safety page is targeting 00:55 UTC tonight for the Bridging The Swarm mission carrying NeonSat-1A.
JAXA purchased two launches from Rocket Lab to launch technology-demonstration small satellites.
QPS-SAR No.15 "Sukunami-I" was launched on December 21, 2025 on Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket.
Rocket Lab's 80th Electron launch deployed two small satellites into a low Earth orbit of approximately 652 miles.
Rocket Lab reported a rupture during qualification testing of the Stage 1 tank for its Neutron rocket.
Rocket Lab's Electron launch occurred at Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand at 11:52 p.m. local time.
Rocket Lab successfully launched two spacecraft for Open Cosmos on January 22, 2026.
Rocket Lab's mission with Open Cosmos was named 'The Cosmos Will See You Now'.
The launch of Open Cosmos's spacecraft verified new capabilities and utilized Rocket Lab's Electron rocket.
The first four DiskSats were successfully launched on December 18, 2025, aboard Rocket Lab's Electron rocket from Wallops Island, Virginia, as part of the United States Space Force's STP-S30 mission.
Rocket Lab secured major contracts for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 2 Transport Layer.
Rocket Lab’s hiring surge is timed to support final integration and testing of the first Neutron vehicle.
Rocket Lab’s next Neutron Stage 1 tank is already in production.
Rocket Lab is transitioning from being primarily a small-satellite provider with the Electron vehicle to serving as a prime mission partner.
Two Open Cosmos satellites will launch with Rocket Lab today at 10:52 AM GMT.