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Rocket Lab Schedules Next Launch for Constellation Operator Kinéis
Rocket Lab USA, Inc (“Rocket Lab” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: RKLB), a leading launch provider and space systems company, today announced it has scheduled the next Electron launch for Kinéis, a global Internet-of-Things (IoT) connectivity provider.
By Rocket Lab USA, Inc · Via Business Wire · November 12, 2024
Viasat and Rocket Lab Partner to Showcase On-Demand, Low-Latency Data Relay Services for LEO Satellites
Viasat Inc. (NASDAQVSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, today announced it selected Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB), a leading launch and space systems company, to support Viasat’s hybrid space communications networks demonstrations by producing a spacecraft bus and providing mission operation support. The demonstrations will make evident Viasat’s portfolio of multi-band, space-based relay communication services in support of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) space missions with substantial flexibility in managing data, with lower data latency and higher throughput in real time.
By Rocket Lab USA, Inc · Via Business Wire · March 7, 2024
Rocket Lab Unveils Spacecraft Bus Lineup
Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a leading launch and space systems company, today introduced its family of spacecraft buses, consolidating the custom designs Rocket Lab has developed for multiple customers and missions. The family of spacecraft is the result of more than four years of development into Rocket Lab’s space systems capabilities.
By Rocket Lab USA, Inc · Via Business Wire · February 27, 2024
BlackSky Signs New Block Buy for Five Rocket Lab Launches
Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a leading launch and space systems company, has today announced it has signed another block buy deal for five Electron launches with BlackSky (NYSEBSKY), a leading provider of real-time geospatial intelligence and global monitoring services.
By Rocket Lab USA, Inc · Via Business Wire · August 8, 2023
Rocket Lab Introduces Suborbital Testbed Rocket, Selected for Hypersonic Test Flights
Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a leading launch and space systems company, today formally introduced the HASTE rocket (Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron), a suborbital testbed launch vehicle derived from Rocket Lab’s heritage Electron rocket. HASTE provides reliable, high-cadence flight test opportunities needed to advance hypersonic system technology development, with the inaugural launch scheduled to take place in the first half of 2023 for a confidential customer.
By Rocket Lab USA, Inc · Via Business Wire · April 17, 2023
Rocket Lab Announces Launch Window for Second Electron Mission from Virginia
Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a leading launch and space systems company, today announced it has scheduled its next Electron launch from Virginia during a launch window that opens March 11, 2023 Eastern.
By Rocket Lab USA, Inc · Via Business Wire · March 7, 2023
Rocket Lab Signs Multi-Launch Deal to Deploy Satellite Constellation for Capella Space
Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a leading launch and space systems company, today announced it has secured a multi-launch deal for a rapid succession of four Electron missions for Capella Space, an American space tech company and the world’s leading provider of commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery.
By Rocket Lab USA, Inc · Via Business Wire · February 28, 2023
Rocket Lab Sets New Date for First Electron Launch From U.S. Soil
Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab”), a leading launch and space systems company, has today announced the launch window for its first Electron mission from U.S. soil is scheduled to open on January 23, 2023 with back-up dates extending through early February. The daily launch opportunity runs from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm EST (23:00 – 1:00 UTC).
By Rocket Lab USA, Inc · Via Business Wire · January 11, 2023
Rocket Lab Reschedules First U.S. Launch for January 2023, Provides Update on Effect to Prior Q4 Guidance
Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab”), a leading launch and space systems company, has today announced the launch window for its first Electron mission from U.S. soil has been rescheduled to January 2023.
By Rocket Lab USA, Inc · Via Business Wire · December 19, 2022
Rocket Lab Selected by MDA to Deliver Satellite Operations Control Center for Globalstar Constellation
Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a leading launch and space systems company, today announced it has been selected by MDA Ltd (TSX: MDA) to develop the Satellite Operations Control Center (SOCC) for Globalstar’s (NYSE American: GSAT) growing constellation. MDA is the prime contractor for Globalstar’s new Low Earth Orbit constellation.
By Rocket Lab USA, Inc · Via Business Wire · November 9, 2022
Rocket Lab Selects NASA Stennis Space Center for Neutron Engine Test Facility
Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab”, or “the Company”), a leading launch and space systems company, today revealed it has selected NASA’s historic Stennis Space Center in Mississippi as the location of its engine test facility for its reusable rocket, Neutron.
By Rocket Lab USA, Inc · Via Business Wire · September 21, 2022
Rocket Lab to Launch NOAA-supported Argos-4 Spacecraft for General Atomics to Support Environmental Monitoring From Space
Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a leading launch and space systems company, announced that it will launch a dedicated Electron mission for General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS).
By Rocket Lab USA, Inc · Via Business Wire · September 19, 2022
Rocket Lab Successfully Launches 30th Electron Rocket & 150th Satellite to Space
Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a leading launch and space systems company, has delivered its 30th mission and 150th satellite to orbit following its latest successful Electron launch earlier today.
By Rocket Lab USA, Inc · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2022
Rocket Lab Welcomes Dr. Edward Frank to Board of Directors
Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”) a leading launch and space systems company, today announced that Dr. Edward Frank has been elected to the Company’s Board of Directors.
By Rocket Lab USA, Inc · Via Business Wire · September 6, 2022
Rocket Lab Successfully Completes First Test Fire of Reused Rutherford Engine
Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab”, or “the Company”), a leading launch and space systems company, has successfully test fired a reused Rutherford first stage engine for the first time – a significant technical achievement in the Company’s efforts to make its Electron launch vehicle the world’s first reusable orbital small rocket.
By Rocket Lab USA, Inc · Via Business Wire · September 1, 2022
Rocket Lab Releases ESG Impact Report
Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB), a leading launch and space systems company, today released its Impact report, highlighting Rocket Lab’s commitment to make it faster, easier, and more affordable to access space, and the company’s efforts and successes in its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) priorities.
By Rocket Lab USA, Inc · Via Business Wire · August 24, 2022
Rocket Lab to Launch 150th Satellite on Upcoming Mission for Synspective
Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) today announced its upcoming 30th Electron launch will deliver its 150th payload and 300th Rutherford engine to space. The mission is a dedicated launch for Japanese Earth-imaging satellite constellation operator Synspective.
By Rocket Lab USA, Inc · Via Business Wire · August 15, 2022
Rocket Lab Successfully Launches Second of Two Back-to-Back National Reconnaissance Office Missions
Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a leading launch and space systems company, has successfully launched its second of two back-to-back national security missions for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).
By Rocket Lab USA, Inc · Via Business Wire · August 4, 2022
Rocket Lab Successfully Launches First of Two Responsive Space Missions for the National Reconnaissance Office
Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a leading launch and space systems company, has successfully launched the first of two responsive space missions for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).
By Rocket Lab USA, Inc · Via Business Wire · July 13, 2022
Rocket Lab On Track to Launch National Security Mission for National Reconnaissance Office
Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB)’s Electron launch vehicle is on the launch pad and ready for lift-off with a national security mission for the United States Government’s National Reconnaissance Office.
By Rocket Lab USA, Inc · Via Business Wire · July 12, 2022
Rocket Lab to Launch Responsive Space Missions for National Reconnaissance Office
Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a leading launch and space systems company, today announced its next two launches will be responsive space missions for the United States Government’s National Reconnaissance Office.
By Rocket Lab USA, Inc · Via Business Wire · July 5, 2022
Rocket Lab Breaks Ground on Neutron Production Complex in Wallops, Virginia
Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab”), a leading launch and space systems company, today broke ground on the construction of a state-of-the-art rocket production complex where the Company’s Neutron launch vehicle will be manufactured.
By Rocket Lab USA, Inc · Via Business Wire · April 11, 2022
Rocket Lab to Attempt First Mid-Air Helicopter Capture of the Electron Rocket During Next Mission
Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab”), a leading launch and space systems company, has announced today that during its next Electron launch, a commercial rideshare mission currently scheduled in April 2022, the company will attempt a mid-air helicopter capture of the Electron launch vehicle for the first time.
By Rocket Lab USA, Inc · Via Business Wire · April 5, 2022
Rocket Lab Launches 112th Satellite to Orbit
Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB), a leading launch and space systems company, has successfully deployed two satellites to orbit for real-time geospatial intelligence company BlackSky (NYSEBKSY), bringing the total number of satellites deployed by Rocket Lab to 112.
By Rocket Lab USA, Inc · Via Business Wire · April 2, 2022
Rocket Lab Officially Opens Third Launch Pad, First Mission Scheduled to Launch Within a Week
Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch and space systems, today announced the completion of its second orbital launch pad at Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand – the Company’s third dedicated pad for its Electron rocket - and confirmed the new pad’s first mission will be a dedicated commercial launch scheduled to lift-off within a week’s time.
By Rocket Lab USA, Inc · Via Business Wire · February 23, 2022
Rocket Lab to Recover Electron Rocket, Introduce Helicopter Operations During Next Launch
Rocket Lab USA, Inc (“Rocket Lab” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: RKLB) has today revealed it will attempt a controlled ocean splashdown and recovery of the first stage of an Electron rocket during the company’s next launch in November. The mission will be Rocket Lab’s third ocean recovery of an Electron stage; however, it will be the first time a helicopter will be stationed in the recovery zone around 200 nautical miles offshore to track and visually observe a descending stage in preparation for future aerial capture attempts. The helicopter will not attempt a mid-air capture for this mission but will test communications and tracking to refine the concept of operations (CONOPS) for future Electron aerial capture.
By Rocket Lab USA, Inc · Via Business Wire · October 19, 2021
Rocket Lab Lands Multi-Launch Deal to Deploy Entire IoT Satellite Constellation for Kinéis
Rocket Lab USA, Inc (“Rocket Lab” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: RKLB), a leading launch provider and space systems company, today announced it has been awarded a contract to deploy an entire satellite constellation across five dedicated Electron missions for Kinéis, a global Internet-of-Things (IoT) connectivity provider.
By Rocket Lab USA, Inc · Via Business Wire · September 8, 2021