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Rocket Lab's spacecraft platforms and components have been used for planetary exploration missions to the Moon, Mars, and Venus.
Rocket Lab expects the steady cadence of small satellite launches to continue through 2026 as government and commercial operators expand their constellations.
Rocket Lab deployed the first satellite in the NEONSAT series, NEONSAT-1, in 2024 on a mission called Beginning of The Swarm.
Rocket Lab’s upcoming Electron missions in 2026 include flights for commercial Earth observation operators, international space agencies, national security customers, and hypersonic technology development programs.
Rocket Lab's spacecraft platforms and components have been used in commercial, defense, and national security applications including GPS and communications constellations.
The NEONSAT-1A deployment extends Rocket Lab's mission track record into a new Korean Earth observation constellation focused on regional resilience and security.
Rocket Lab recorded a record number of launches in 2025.
Sir Peter Beck is the founder and CEO of Rocket Lab.
Rocket Lab's HASTE variant provides hypersonic test launch capability for the U.S. government and allied partners.
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 3 at Wallops Island is the nearby launch and test site for Neutron’s pre-launch testing.
Hungry Hippo was transported to Rocket Lab’s Neutron Assembly and Integration Complex at Wallops Island.
The launch was Rocket Lab’s second launch in eight days.
The ‘Hungry Hippo’ captive fairing for Rocket Lab’s Neutron rocket has arrived at Wallops Island, Virginia.
Engineers and technicians at Rocket Lab will complete inspections of Hungry Hippo and prepare the fairing for further pre-launch testing at Neutron’s launch and test site.
Rocket Lab launched KAIST’s NeonSat-1A after several delays.
Rocket Lab had a 100% mission success rate in 2026 at the time of the post.
The launch was Rocket Lab’s 81st launch in total.
Mynaric, the German manufacturer of optical communication terminals, teetered on the edge of insolvency before being acquired by Rocket Lab in 2024.
Rocket Lab has made no public statement about the next launch attempt.
Rocket Lab's launch safety page is targeting 00:55 UTC tonight for the Bridging The Swarm mission carrying NeonSat-1A.