Rocket Lab Overview

A complete overview of Rocket Lab, including launch stats, launch vehicles and launch locations.

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Basic Info

Name

Rocket Lab logo

Rocket Lab

Type

Commercial

Country

United States

Founded

2006

Administrator / CEO

CEO: Peter Beck

Launch Stats

First Launch

25 May 2017

Last Launch

20 Sep 2024

Successful Launches

49

Failed Launches

4

Upcoming Launches

33

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 ฤ€tea-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.

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Launch Sites used by Rocket Lab

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 launch site

Private spaceport in New Zealand, primarily used for Electron rocket launches.

๐Ÿ“ New Zealand
๐Ÿš€ 49 Launches

Upcoming Launches

Wallops Island

Wallops Island launch site

NASA rocket launch site for science and exploration missions, established in 1945 in Virginia.

๐Ÿ“ VA, United States
๐Ÿš€ 84 Launches

Upcoming Launches