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Rocket Lab

Rocket Lab Corporation is a publicly traded aerospace manufacturer and launch service provider. Its Electron orbital rocket launches small satellites and has successfully completed over 75 missions as of January 2026, making it the most prolific small-lift launch vehicle in operation globally. A suborbital variant of Electron, called HASTE (Hypersonic…

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Founded
June 2006; 20 years ago (2006-06) in Auckland, New Zealand
Industry
Launch service provider Aerospace manufacturer
Headquarters
Long Beach, California, U.S.
Founder
Peter Beck
Key people
Peter Beck (CEO and CTO) · Adam Spice (CFO) · Frank Klein (COO)
Net income
US$−198 million (2025)

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Rocket Lab

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related to Neutron reusable rocket · 26
Rocket Lab → April, Archimedes, As, Beck, During, Electron, Falcon, Falcon Heavy, In, In March, It, Launch Complex, Launch Pad, LP-0A, March, MARS, MARS Launch Complex, Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, Neutron, Neutron's
related to United States move (2013–2020) · 26
Rocket Lab → American, Around, Bessemer Venture Partners, California, Callaghan Innovation, Crown, Data Collective, Electron, Future Fund, Huntington Beach, In, In May, In November, Khosla Ventures, Lockheed Martin, Long Beach, March, NASA, New Zealand, NZ
related to Notable missions · 24
Rocket Lab → Artemis, As, August, CAPSTONE, Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System, CubeSat, Electron, In February, July, June, Launch Complex, Lunar Gateway, Moon-orbiting, NASA, NASA's Artemis, Navigation Experiment, New Zealand, Originally, Photon, Photon's HyperCurie
related to Launch Complex 1 · 22
Rocket Lab → After, Electron, February, In December, It, Kaitorete Spit, Launch Complex, LC-1, LC-1A, Mahia Peninsula, Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand, North Island, November, On, Rocket Lab Launch Complex, September, September NZDT, The, The Owl's Night Continues
related to Launch Complex 3 · 18
Rocket Lab → April, August, Concrete, Glenn Youngkin, Governor, In October, Launch Complex, Launch Pad, LC-3, LP-0A, LP-0B, LP-0D, May, Neutron, On, Progress, The, Virginia
related to Origin (2006–2012) · 17
Rocket Lab → Beck, During, Great Mercury Island, June, Mark Rocket, Michael Fay, New Zealand, New Zealand Government, November, Other, Peter Beck, Southern Hemisphere, Stephen Tindall, The, United States, Vinod Khosla, While
related to Public company (2021–present) · 15
Rocket Lab → At, August, In March, IPO, Nasdaq, Neutron, Return To Launch Site, Rocket Lab's, RTLS, SPAC, SPAC Vector Acquisition, The, US, VACQ, Vector Acquisition Corporation
related to Ātea sounding rocket · 15
Rocket Lab → After, Bird Messenger, Coromandel Peninsula, Electron, GPS, Great Mercury Island, Inmarsat-B, It, Manu Karere, Māori, November, Performance, The, This, UTC
related to Launch Complex 2 · 14
Rocket Lab → Decision, Electron, In, In December, It, January, Launch Complex, LC-1, LC-2, MARS, MARS Launch Pad, The, Two, Virginia
related to Electron orbital rocket · 12
Rocket Lab → After, By March, Electron, May, Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand's North Island, Rocket Lab's Rutherford, Rutherford, Sun-synchronous, The, The Rutherford, US

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rocket launch lab company electron new first space neutron zealand satellite payload orbit development 2021 launched stage vehicle flight 2020

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Rocket LabFoundedJune 2006; 20 years ago (2006-06) in Auckland, New Zealand1.00infobox
Rocket LabFounderPeter Beck1.00infobox
Rocket LabHeadquartersLong Beach, California, U.S.1.00infobox
Rocket LabIndustryLaunch service provider Aerospace manufacturer1.00infobox
Rocket LabKey peoplePeter Beck (CEO and CTO)1.00infobox
Rocket LabKey peopleAdam Spice (CFO)1.00infobox
Rocket LabKey peopleFrank Klein (COO)1.00infobox
Rocket LabNet incomeUS$−198 million (2025)1.00infobox
Rocket LabNumber of employees2,600 (May 2025)1.00infobox
Rocket LabOperating incomeUS$−229 million (2025)1.00infobox
Rocket LabProductsElectron rocket Rutherford rocket engine Archimedes rocket engine Curie and HyperCurie rocket engine Photon satellite bus family Neutron rocket1.00infobox
Rocket LabRevenueUS$602 million (2025)1.00infobox
Rocket LabTotal assetsUS$2,324 million (December 2025)1.00infobox
Rocket LabTotal equityUS$1,722 million (2025)1.00infobox
Rocket LabTraded asNasdaq: RKLB1.00infobox
Rocket LabTraded asNasdaq-100 component1.00infobox
Rocket LabTypePublic1.00infobox
Rocket LabWebsiterocketlabcorp.com1.00infobox

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