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Rocket Lab

Rocket Lab is a publicly traded American aerospace manufacturer and launch company. Its Electron rocket launches small satellites and, according to Wikipedia, had completed more than 75 missions by January 2026, more than any other small-lift rocket in operation. A suborbital version, HASTE, was built to test hypersonic technology. Its next vehicle, the reusable medium-lift Neutron, is in development for satellite constellations, interplanetary missions and eventually human spaceflight. Rocket Lab also builds satellite parts, including star trackers, reaction wheels, solar panels, radios and separation systems, so it supplies parts for satellites as well as launching them.

What it does
Small-satellite launch
Founded
29 June 2006
Headquarters
Long Beach
Founders
Peter Beck
Key vehicles
Electron, Neutron

Data as of 2 November 2026. Source: Wikidata (CC0). All the private spaceflight companies.

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  1. New Glenn NG-2 Live: ESCAPADE to Mars and a Booster Landing Try

    Everyday Astronaut

  2. New Glenn NG-2 Countdown: ESCAPADE Launch and Booster Landing Plan

    Everyday Astronaut

  3. Rocket Lab Electron Bridging the Swarm: NEONSAT-1A Launch Scrubbed

    Everyday Astronaut

  4. Electron Launches Earth Observation Satellite From Mahia LC-1

    Rocket Lab

  5. Electron Launches the Eighth StriX Satellite for Synspective

    Rocket Lab

  6. Electron Launches ESA’s Celeste IOD Satellites to 510 km Orbit

    Rocket Lab

  7. Kakushin Rising: Electron Deploys Eight JAXA Satellites to Orbit

    Rocket Lab

  8. Electron Delivers a StriX Radar Satellite to Orbit for Synspective

    Rocket Lab

  9. Victus Haze: Electron Launches Pioneer on Under 17 Hours Notice

    Rocket Lab

  10. Electron Launch 91: Rocket Lab Deploys Its 10th StriX Satellite

    Rocket Lab

  11. Electron Launches iQPS MIKURA-I Radar Satellite from New Zealand

    Rocket Lab

  12. Electron’s 93rd Launch Puts iQPS Radar Satellite in 575 km Orbit

    Rocket Lab

  13. Zhuque-3 Landing, Roman Telescope Launch and SpaceX’s Louisiana Plan

    Scott Manley

  14. Owl By The Dozen: Electron Deploys a 12th StriX Radar Satellite

    Rocket Lab

  15. Electron Launches the 13th StriX Radar Satellite for Synspective

    Rocket Lab

  16. Starship Flight 14 Reaches Orbit and Three Falcons Fly in One Day

    Scott Manley

  17. Neutron Delayed to 2027 After Voids Found in Carbon Dome

    Rocket Lab

  18. Rocket Lab’s 98th Electron Launch Deploys Three HawkEye 360 Satellites

    Rocket Lab

  19. Deep Space Updates: MMX to Phobos, Crew-12 Return, Neutron Delay

    Scott Manley
Play video: Deep Space Updates: MMX to Phobos, Crew-12 Return, Neutron Delay

Deep Space Updates: MMX to Phobos, Crew-12 Return, Neutron Delay

Scott Manley

Duration 33:09

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  3. Electron Launches Earth Observation Satellite From Mahia LC-1

    Launch coverageRocket Lab · 31:21

    Mission: Insight At Speed Is A Friend Indeed (2026)

  4. Electron Launches the Eighth StriX Satellite for Synspective

    Launch coverageRocket Lab · 1:16:24

    Mission: Eight Days A Week (2026)

  5. Electron Launches ESA’s Celeste IOD Satellites to 510 km Orbit

    Launch coverageRocket Lab · 1:18:05

    Mission: Daughter Of The Stars (2026)

  6. Kakushin Rising: Electron Deploys Eight JAXA Satellites to Orbit

    Launch coverageRocket Lab · 1:14:40

    Mission: Kakushin Rising (2026)

  7. Electron Delivers a StriX Radar Satellite to Orbit for Synspective

    Launch coverageRocket Lab · 1:20:20

    Mission: Viva La StriX (2026)

  8. Victus Haze: Electron Launches Pioneer on Under 17 Hours Notice

    Launch coverageRocket Lab · 34:50

    Mission: Victus Haze (2026)

  9. Electron Launch 91: Rocket Lab Deploys Its 10th StriX Satellite

    Launch coverageRocket Lab · 1:20:12

    Mission: 10 Owl Of 10 (2026)

  10. New Glenn NG-2 Live: ESCAPADE to Mars and a Booster Landing Try

    Launch coverageEveryday Astronaut · 2:29:30

    Mission: New Glenn NG-2 ESCAPADE

  12. New Glenn NG-2 Countdown: ESCAPADE Launch and Booster Landing Plan

    Launch coverageEveryday Astronaut · 2:33:06

    Mission: ESCAPADE (New Glenn NG-2)

  13. Rocket Lab Electron Bridging the Swarm: NEONSAT-1A Launch Scrubbed

    Launch coverageEveryday Astronaut · 1:08:51

    Mission: Bridging the Swarm

  14. Rocket Lab’s 98th Electron Launch Deploys Three HawkEye 360 Satellites

    Launch coverageRocket Lab · 1:10:48

    Mission: We're Not Hawking Around

  15. Electron Launches iQPS MIKURA-I Radar Satellite from New Zealand

    Launch coverageRocket Lab · 1:11:05

    Mission: The Grain Goddess Provides (2026)

  16. Electron’s 93rd Launch Puts iQPS Radar Satellite in 575 km Orbit

    Launch coverageRocket Lab · 1:11:15

    Mission: The Lightning God Defends (2026)

  17. Owl By The Dozen: Electron Deploys a 12th StriX Radar Satellite

    Launch coverageRocket Lab · 1:12:32

    Mission: Owl By The Dozen (2026)

  18. Electron Launches the 13th StriX Radar Satellite for Synspective

    Launch coverageRocket Lab · 1:25:30

    Mission: Owlright, Owlright, Owlright (2026)

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