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Rocket Lab

US
commercialFounded 2006
www.rocketlabusa.com
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The Coming To A Storm Near You launch lifted off on 2023-05-26 at 15:46 NZST (03:46 UTC) from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula.

Mentioned as: rocket labTechnical ProductMay 29, 2023Rocket Lab Successfully Deploys Second Batch of TROPICS Satellites for NASA

Rocket Lab used Electron’s second stage to place the Kick Stage and TROPICS satellites into a circular orbit and then used the Kick Stage’s Curie engine to carry out a plane change maneuver to position the satellites at 30 degrees inclination.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative GeneralMay 29, 2023Rocket Lab Successfully Deploys Second Batch of TROPICS Satellites for NASA

The 2023-05-26 'Coming To A Storm Near You' mission was Rocket Lab’s fifth mission of 2023 and the company’s 37th Electron mission overall.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative GeneralMay 29, 2023Rocket Lab Successfully Launches Second Batch of TROPICS Satellites for NASA

Rocket Lab’s bid includes the assumption of the lease to Virgin Orbit’s 144,000+ square foot headquarters and manufacturing complex at 4022 E. Conant St. in Long Beach, California.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabTechnical ProductMay 29, 2023Rocket Lab Bolsters Neutron Rocket Program with Purchase of Virgin Orbit Long Beach California Assets

Rocket Lab completed the 'Coming To A Storm Near You' Electron launch on 2023-05-26 at 15:46 NZST (03:46 UTC).

Mentioned as: Rocket LabOrg RelationshipMay 29, 2023Rocket Lab Successfully Launches Second Batch of TROPICS Satellites for NASA

Rocket Lab has launched a total of 163 satellites to orbit.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative GeneralMay 29, 2023Rocket Lab Successfully Launches Second Batch of TROPICS Satellites for NASA

Rocket Lab USA completed the second of two dedicated Electron launches to deploy NASA's TROPICS constellation of tropical cyclone monitoring satellites.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative GeneralMay 29, 2023Rocket Lab Launches Second Batch of TROPICS Satellites for NASA

Rocket Lab has launched a total of 163 satellites to orbit.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative GeneralMay 29, 2023Rocket Lab Successfully Deploys Second Batch of TROPICS Satellites for NASA

The 2023-05-25 TROPICS launch was Rocket Lab’s fifth launch in 2023.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative GeneralMay 26, 2023Electron launches second pair of NASA TROPICS cubesats

NASA selected Rocket Lab to launch the remaining four TROPICS satellites on two Electron vehicles under a Venture-class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) task order in November 2022 valued at $12,990,000.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabOrg RelationshipMay 26, 2023Electron launches second pair of NASA TROPICS cubesats

The 2023-05-25 Electron launch took place almost exactly six years after Rocket Lab’s first Electron launch.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative GeneralMay 26, 2023Electron launches second pair of NASA TROPICS cubesats

The two satellites launched 2023-05-25 join two other satellites that Rocket Lab launched 2023-05-07 to form a four-satellite TROPICS constellation.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative GeneralMay 26, 2023Electron launches second pair of NASA TROPICS cubesats

A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launched a second pair of NASA TROPICS cubesats late 2023-05-25.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabOrg RelationshipMay 26, 2023Electron launches second pair of NASA TROPICS cubesats

Rocket Lab USA is preparing for the second of two dedicated Electron launches to deploy a constellation of storm monitoring satellites for NASA.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative GeneralMay 25, 2023Rocket Lab Sets Up for Second TROPICS Launch to Deploy NASA's Storm Monitoring Constellation

Rocket Lab USA successfully launched the second of two dedicated Electron launches to deploy a constellation of storm monitoring satellites for NASA.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative GeneralMay 25, 2023UPDATE: A ‘Go’ for Rocket Lab — NASA’s TROPICS constellation is launched to orbit for storm monitoring

Rocket Lab’s bid includes the assumption of the lease to Virgin Orbit’s more than 144,000-square-foot headquarters and manufacturing complex at 4022 E. Conant St. in Long Beach, California (the Conant Facility).

Mentioned as: Rocket LabTechnical ProductMay 24, 2023Rocket Lab Purchases Virgin Orbit's Long Beach California Assets to Support its Neutron Rocket Program

Rocket Lab has been selected as a successful bidder and is finalizing an asset purchase agreement to buy certain Long Beach, California aerospace production and manufacturing assets from Virgin Orbit Holdings, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries via Virgin Orbit’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy auction.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabOrg RelationshipMay 24, 2023Rocket Lab Purchases Virgin Orbit's Long Beach California Assets to Support its Neutron Rocket Program

Rocket Lab operates three launch pads at two launch sites, including two launch pads at a private orbital launch site in New Zealand and a third pad in Virginia.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabTechnical ProductMay 23, 2023Rocket Lab’s $16.1M purchase of Virgin Orbit’s Long Beach, California, assets bolster Neutron Rocket program

Rocket Lab bid $16,100,000 for the lease on Virgin Orbit’s main production facility in Long Beach, California along with machinery and equipment located there.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabTechnical ProductMay 23, 2023Three companies to buy most Virgin Orbit assets

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) was selected as a successful bidder to purchase certain Long Beach, California aerospace production and manufacturing assets from Virgin Orbit Holdings, Inc. in Virgin Orbit’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy auction.

Mentioned as: Rocket Lab USA, Inc.Org RelationshipMay 23, 2023Rocket Lab’s $16.1M purchase of Virgin Orbit’s Long Beach, California, assets bolster Neutron Rocket program
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