Polaris Intelligence
Polaris
Intelligence
AboutNational IntelligenceOrganizationsProductsMissionsSpacecraftConstellationsForecastsLatest Information
Explore
© Polaris Intelligence 2026Admin

Rocket Lab

US
commercialFounded 2006
www.rocketlabusa.com
Admin Edit

All verified mentions of this organization in source documents.

Rocket Lab expects revenues and gross margins to improve in 2024 as Electron launches increase and as it begins to deliver Globalstar satellites under a contract with MDA.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabOrg RelationshipNov 9, 2023Rocket Lab plans to resume Electron launches in late November

Rocket Lab’s first HASTE mission launched on 17 June 2023 for Leidos under the Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed (MACH-TB) program.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabOrg RelationshipNov 9, 2023Rocket Lab Signs an Agreement with the Department of Defense for HASTE Launch Mission

The remaining TROPICS satellites launched on two Rocket Lab Electron rockets in May 2023 and were commissioned in time for the start of the 2023 hurricane season.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative GeneralNov 6, 2023Unveiling the Civil Space Achievement of the Year finalists for the SpaceNews 2023 Icon Awards

The Starling mission launched aboard a Rocket Lab Electron rocket in July 2023.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative GeneralNov 5, 2023CesiumAstro comms payloads tests successful on NASA’s Starling Mission + achieves TRL 9 Status

StriX-α launched on 2020-12-15 at 19:09 from the Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand aboard Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative GeneralNov 1, 2023Synspective Completes Mission with its First Demonstrator StriX- α

The Starling mission launched aboard a Rocket Lab Electron rocket in July 2023.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative GeneralNov 1, 2023CesiumAstro's CommPack Achieves TRL 9 Status on NASA’s Starling Mission

Rocket Lab launches its Electron small launch vehicle from sites in New Zealand and Virginia.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabTechnical ProductNov 1, 2023Retired Space Force Lt. Gen. Armagno joins Rocket Lab’s board of directors

In 2022 Rocket Lab established a new business sector called Rocket Lab National Security to work with U.S. government agencies and allies.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabOrg RelationshipNov 1, 2023Retired Space Force Lt. Gen. Armagno joins Rocket Lab’s board of directors

The Venus Life Finder mission was at one time projected to launch in May 2023 but was delayed while Rocket Lab worked on other priorities.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative GeneralOct 30, 2023Rocket Lab plans launch of Venus mission as soon as late 2024

Rocket Lab is receiving a thermal protection system for the Venus probe from NASA’s Ames Research Center with delivery expected by the end of the year.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabOrg RelationshipOct 30, 2023Rocket Lab plans launch of Venus mission as soon as late 2024

The Starling mission launched aboard a Rocket Lab Electron rocket in July 2023.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative GeneralOct 30, 2023CesiumAstro Celebrates Successful Tests of its CommPack Cross-Link Communications Payloads on NASA’s Starling Mission, Achieves TRL 9 Status

Rocket Lab set a launch date of as soon as 2024-12-30, for the Rocket Lab Mission to Venus with a launch period that extends into 2025 and no finalized launch date.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative GeneralOct 30, 2023Rocket Lab plans launch of Venus mission as soon as late 2024

Adam Space, Rocket Lab’s chief financial officer, in an 2023-10-04 interview indicated the investigation was in its early days and that the company expected a return to flight similar to failures in 2020-07-01 and 2021-05-01.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNoiseOct 25, 2023Rocket Lab projects Electron return to flight in fourth quarter

Rocket Lab’s announcement stated the rocket’s first stage performed as expected and did not contribute to the 2023-09-19 anomaly.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative GeneralOct 25, 2023Rocket Lab projects Electron return to flight in fourth quarter

Rocket Lab is completing a meticulous review into the root cause of the 2023-09-19 failure that the company expects will be done in the coming weeks and allow Electron launches to resume before the end of the year.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative GeneralOct 25, 2023Rocket Lab projects Electron return to flight in fourth quarter

The 'We Will Never Desert You' mission launched 2023-09-19 from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand as Rocket Lab’s 41st Electron launch.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative GeneralOct 25, 2023FAA authorizes Rocket Lab to resume launches from New Zealand

Rocket Lab revised downward its revenue guidance for the third quarter on 2023-09-26 to reflect a launch that was planned for the third quarter but is now delayed by the 2023-09-19 failure.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative GeneralOct 25, 2023Rocket Lab projects Electron return to flight in fourth quarter

Rocket Lab received authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration on 2023-10-25 to resume launches under its existing launch license from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabOrg RelationshipOct 25, 2023Rocket Lab projects Electron return to flight in fourth quarter

Rocket Lab’s spacecraft will perform the Mars transfer from Earth orbit, execute an approximately 11-month cruise to Mars, and perform Mars orbit insertion.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative PlanOct 19, 2023Rocket Lab integrating twin spacecraft for NASA’s Mission to Mars

The University of California, Berkeley’s Space Sciences Laboratory leads ESCAPADE with spacecraft provided by Rocket Lab.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabOrg RelationshipOct 19, 2023Rocket Lab integrating twin spacecraft for NASA’s Mission to Mars
Page60of142