Rocket Lab Overview
A complete overview of Rocket Lab, including launch stats, launch vehicles and launch locations.
Basic Info
Name
Rocket Lab
Website
Type
Commercial
Country
United States
Founded
2006
Administrator / CEO
CEO: Peter Beck
Careers
Launch Stats
First Launch
25 May 2017
Last Launch
25 Nov 2024
Successful Launches
52
Failed Launches
4
Upcoming Launches
31
Successful Landings
7
Failed Landings
2
Rocket Lab, founded in New Zealand in 2006 by Peter Beck, is a publicly traded aerospace manufacturer and launch service provider, now headquartered in Long Beach, California. Known for its lightweight Electron orbital rockets, Rocket Lab specializes in launching small satellites and is developing a larger Neutron rocket, planned for 2024. Rocket Lab made history as the first private company in the Southern Hemisphere to reach space with its ฤtea-1 sounding rocket in 2009. In addition to rocket launches, the company also builds and operates satellites, participating in projects like the Space Development Agency's space-based missile defense program.
Common Rocket Lab Questions
Rocket Lab Launch Vehicles
Launch Sites used by Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1
Private spaceport in New Zealand, primarily used for Electron rocket launches.
Wallops Island
NASA rocket launch site for science and exploration missions, established in 1945 in Virginia.