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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Lightning is Rocket Lab’s newest spacecraft bus designed for a 12+ year orbital lifespan in low Earth orbit and incorporating redundancy in critical subsystems.
Rocket Lab estimated in 2021 that it would spend $250,000,000 to $300,000,000 on Neutron and have the vehicle ready in 2024.
Photon is Rocket Lab’s original spacecraft bus designed for small spacecraft missions in low Earth orbit.
Rocket Lab’s Long Beach spacecraft facility includes over 10,000 square feet of cleanroom space and 40,000 square feet of additional production and test facilities designed for constellation-class manufacturing and satellite assembly, integration, and test.
Rocket Lab USA introduced a family of spacecraft buses consolidating its custom designs developed for multiple customers and missions.
Lightning is Rocket Lab’s newest spacecraft bus designed for a 12+ year orbital lifespan in low Earth orbit with high power and high radiation tolerance and redundancy in critical subsystems.
Rocket Lab established an advanced spacecraft development and manufacturing complex at its Long Beach headquarters to support rapid production of its spacecraft family.
Rocket Lab reported an adjusted EBITDA loss of $29,000,000 for the fourth quarter and nearly $91,000,000 for 2023.
Rocket Lab’s spacecraft family shares common components and subsystems designed and manufactured in-house by Rocket Lab, including carbon composite structures, star trackers, reaction wheels, solar arrays, radios, separation systems, avionics, and flight and ground software.
Rocket Lab’s Long Beach facility includes over 10,000 square feet of cleanroom and 40,000 square feet of additional production and test facilities.
Lightning is a larger Rocket Lab bus based on buses the company is developing for Globalstar and the Space Development Agency.
Rocket Lab introduced its family of spacecraft buses on 27 February 2024.
Lightning is Rocket Lab’s newest spacecraft bus designed for a 12+ year orbital lifespan in low Earth orbit.
Lightning is based on the same design as Rocket Lab’s custom spacecraft developed for MDA and Globalstar and serves as the basis for Rocket Lab’s bus for the Space Development Agency.
Lightning is based on the same design as the custom spacecraft Rocket Lab developed for MDA and Globalstar and serves as the basis for Rocket Lab’s bus for the Space Development Agency.
Alba Orbital has delivered 41 satellites to orbit to date with launch partners including SpaceX and Rocket Lab.
Rocket Lab identified the total addressable market for launch as $10,000,000,000 to $15 billion, for satellites as $20,000,000,000 to $30 billion, and for space services as $320,000,000,000.
Rocket Lab completed a test stand for the Archimedes engine at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi to support an engine by the end of March.
Rocket Lab established an advanced spacecraft development and manufacturing complex at its Long Beach headquarters to support rapid production of its spacecraft family.
The Electron rocket has been providing access to orbit for the National Reconnaissance Office since 2020.