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 reported revenue of $105,000,000 for the fiscal third quarter ended 2024-09-30, representing 55% year-on-year growth.
Rocket Lab is positioned to on-ramp to the U.S. Space Force’s National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Lane 1 program, which began accepting proposals in November 2024 for an IDIQ contract valued at $5,600,000,000 over five years.
Rocket Lab expects stock-based compensation to range from $12,000,000 to $14,000,000 in 2024-10-01.
Rocket Lab will launch two dedicated missions for the confidential commercial satellite constellation operator on Neutron starting from mid-2026.
For the fourth quarter of 2024, Rocket Lab expects revenue between $125,000,000 and $135,000,000.
Neutron is a key element of Rocket Lab’s strategy to prepare to deploy its own constellations and deliver services from space.
For the fourth quarter of 2024, Rocket Lab expects GAAP operating expenses between $84,000,000 and $86,000,000 and non-GAAP operating expenses between $75,000,000 and $77,000,000.
For the fourth quarter of 2024, Rocket Lab expects net interest expense (income) of $1,500,000.
Rocket Lab launched an Electron mission on 2024-11-05, that included an expedited turnaround of 10 weeks between contract signing and launch.
Rocket Lab reported a backlog of $1,050,000,000 as of the third quarter of fiscal 2024.
Rocket Lab completed twelve Electron launches year-to-date in 2024, establishing a new annual launch record for the company with more launches scheduled in November and December 2024.
Rocket Lab successfully launched its 54th Electron mission on 2024-11-05.
The 2024-11-05 mission was Rocket Lab’s 12th Electron launch in 2024.
Rocket Lab signed the launch contract for the 2024-11-05 mission less than ten weeks before lift-off, making it one of the fastest contract-to-launch turnarounds in the company’s history.
Rocket Lab successfully launched an unidentified satellite to sun-synchronous orbit on 2024-11-05 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand.
Rocket Lab’s 2024 total of 12 Electron launches exceeded the company’s previous annual record of 10 launches set in 2023.
Rocket Lab initially projected the launch could occur as soon as 2024-10-19 but postponed it to early November to complete final checkouts.
Rocket Lab achieved a 100% increase in its Electron launch rate for the first half of the year compared with the same period in 2023, doubling rocket production and launch cadence within a year.
The expedited mission represented Rocket Lab’s fastest turnaround from signed contract to launch date to date.
The 'Changes in Attitudes, Changes in Latitudes' mission launched from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Māhia, New Zealand at 11:54 p.m. on 2024-11-05.