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Rocket Lab

US
commercialFounded 2006
www.rocketlabusa.com
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Rocket Lab has successfully launched at least one mission every month since April 2022.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative GeneralOct 10, 2022Rocket Lab Breaks Annual Launch Record with its 31st Electron Rocket Launch

Rocket Lab launched two National Reconnaissance Office missions, NROL-162 on 2022-07-13 and NROL-199 on 2022-08-04.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative PlanOct 10, 2022Launch on demand: If satellites are shot down, will Space Force be ready to restock?

CAPSTONE was launched in 2022-06-01 and was deployed from Rocket Lab’s Lunar Photon kick stage on 2022-07-04.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative PlanOct 8, 2022CAPSTONE attitude control restored

Rocket Lab has successfully launched at least one mission every month since April 2022.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative GrowthOct 7, 2022UPDATE 3: Rocket Lab rockets the GAzelle smallsat to orbit via Electron + breaks their annual launch record + GA-EMS’ comments on the successful launch

Rocket Lab has missions scheduled from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand and an inaugural mission planned from Launch Complex 2 at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Virginia’s Eastern Shore.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative PlanOct 7, 2022UPDATE 3: Rocket Lab rockets the GAzelle smallsat to orbit via Electron + breaks their annual launch record + GA-EMS’ comments on the successful launch

Rocket Lab will test the Archimedes engines at a facility it is leasing at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative PlanOct 7, 2022Rocket Lab launches Argos tracking payload

Rocket Lab is developing Neutron, a medium-class reusable launch vehicle announced in 2021.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative CapabilityOct 7, 2022Rocket Lab launches Argos tracking payload

Rocket Lab signed a second, confidential customer for an Electron launch from LC-2 scheduled in January following the December launch.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabOrg RelationshipOct 7, 2022Rocket Lab launches Argos tracking payload

U.S. Senator Roger Wicker supports Rocket Lab’s partnership with Stennis Space Center and notes that the Stennis A-3 test stand was saved from demolition by Congress in 2010.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabOrg RelationshipSep 28, 2022Rocket Lab Selects NASA Stennis Space Center to Test Neutron’s Reusable Archimedes Engines

The Governor of Mississippi, Tate Reeves, supports Rocket Lab’s presence at Stennis Space Center and cites Mississippi’s research capabilities and trained workforce as reasons for the state’s attractiveness.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative GeneralSep 28, 2022Rocket Lab Selects NASA Stennis Space Center to Test Neutron’s Reusable Archimedes Engines

Rocket Lab plans further Neutron expansion throughout the United States as the program develops toward its first launch.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative PlanSep 28, 2022Rocket Lab Selects NASA Stennis Space Center to Test Neutron’s Reusable Archimedes Engines

Electron is scheduled to launch the "It Argos Up From Here" mission from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand during a launch window that opens 2022-10-05 UTC.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative PlanSep 23, 2022Rocket Lab to Launch Spacecraft for General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems

The "It Argos Up From Here" mission is scheduled to launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand during a launch window that opens on 2022-10-05 UTC.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative PlanSep 21, 2022Rocket Lab to launch the GA-EMS GAzelle spacecraft with Argos-4 payload on October 5th

Rocket Lab test-fired a Rutherford engine from the booster recovered from the May launch on 2022-09-01, demonstrating that the engine worked with only minimal refurbishment after its first flight.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative CapabilitySep 16, 2022Rocket Lab launches Japanese radar imaging satellite on 30th Electron mission

Rocket Lab launched a Japanese radar imaging satellite on 2025-09-15.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative PlanSep 16, 2022Rocket Lab launches Japanese radar imaging satellite on 30th Electron mission

StriX-1 was deployed on 2022-09-16 (JST) by Rocket Lab’s Electron from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative PlanSep 16, 2022Synspective’s third SAR satellite “StriX-1” successfully reaches target orbit

Synspective launched its first commercial satellite on Rocket Lab’s Electron vehicle on 2022-09-15.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative PlanSep 16, 2022Satellite radar startups spar over commercial market importance

The 2022-09-15 launch was Rocket Lab’s seventh Electron launch in 2022 and maintained a 100% mission success rate for 2022.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative PlanSep 15, 2022Rocket Lab successfully launches their 30th Electron rocket + 150th satellite to space

Rocket Lab delivered its 30th Electron mission and its 150th satellite to orbit on 2022-09-15 at 20:38 UTC.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative PlanSep 15, 2022Rocket Lab successfully launches their 30th Electron rocket + 150th satellite to space

StriX-1 will join other StriX satellites launched by Rocket Lab in February 2022 and December 2020 as part of Synspective’s Earth observation constellation.

Mentioned as: Rocket LabNarrative PlanSep 15, 2022Rocket Lab successfully launches their 30th Electron rocket + 150th satellite to space
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