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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The launches will occur from Rocket Lab’s facilities in New Zealand.
The launch of RAISE-4 on Rocket Lab's Electron rocket is scheduled for November 25 at Mahia, New Zealand.
Rocket Lab has signed a 10-launch deal with Synspective.
QPS Research Institute has signed a contract with Rocket Lab for the launch of three small SAR satellites, QPS-SAR.
Rocket Lab has signed a three-launch deal with iQPS.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has ordered two dedicated Electron launches from Rocket Lab.
Eta Space has shipped their LOXSAT payload to Rocket Lab for integration with the Photon satellite platform.
Rocket Lab has successfully deployed four satellites, QPS-SAR-9 through QPS-SAR-12, into their planned orbits aboard Electron in 2025.
Rocket Lab's agreement for three additional launches marks an important step toward the realization of iQPS's QPS-SAR constellation.
Rocket Lab has already flown four iQPS missions in 2025, including two missions launched within four weeks between May and June.
LOXSAT is being delivered to Rocket Lab.
Rocket Lab built the two ESCAPADE spacecraft for NASA and UC Berkeley.
Rocket Lab is expanding its partnership with iQPS to deliver QPS-SAR satellites to orbit.
Rocket Lab signed an additional contract with iQPS for the launch of three more satellites on Electron.
Rocket Lab has increased production and launch cadence toward 20+ Electron missions in 2025.
Payload integration and encapsulation for the 73rd Electron mission has been completed at LC-1 with Synspective.
Each mission will deploy a single SAR satellite using Rocket Lab's Motorized Lightband separation system.
Stoke Space and Rocket Lab were added to the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 1 for the first time in March 2023.
Rocket Lab is engaged in launching payloads into orbit.
Rocket Lab is the primary launch provider for deploying Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc.'s commercial Earth-imaging constellation.