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https://www.rocketlabusa.com/updates/rocket-lab-selected-by-nasa-to-provide-neutron-launch-services-under-vadr-launch-contract/

Long Beach, California. January 9, 2025. Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced a mutual agreement with NASA has been reached to include Neutron launch services to the agency through Rocket Lab's existing VADR (Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare) contract.

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Rocket Lab's new medium-lift reusable rocket Neutron allows the opportunity for Rocket Lab to continue broadening access to space to deliver multiple missions across a range of orbits, including CubeSats, Class D missions, and other payloads. With its small orbital launch vehicle Electron already on-ramped for NASA's VADR missions, Rocket Lab has demonstrated time-sensitive back-to-back launches within two weeks for the VADR PREFIRE missions and completed a similar fast turnaround of two launches in May 2023 for the VADR TROPICS missions.

Neutron is designed to provide both commercial and government customers with an alternative reliable launch service capable of deploying 13,000 kg to low Earth orbit. Neutron is tailored to deploy constellations and national security missions as well as science and exploration payloads. In addition to serving customers, Neutron is key to Rocket Lab's strategy as an end-to-end space company capable of building, launching and operating its own constellations and delivering services from space in the future.

Rocket Lab founder and CEO, Sir Peter Beck, says: "Neutron brings choice and value to the launch industry and is the ideal rocket to support NASA's goals with VADR to provide new opportunities for science and technology payloads through commercial best practice. Rocket Lab has been a long trusted and reliable launch partner for NASA missions with Electron, and we're proud to have been selected to expand on this with Neutron."

Neutron is strongly positioned to capitalize on the medium-lift launch requirements for future government and commercial missions. The selection of Neutron for the VADR contract builds on previous awards for the new launch vehicle, including an on-ramp to the United States Space Force's OSP-4 program, a separate $986m IDIQ contract. Neutron is also ideally placed to be on-ramped on to the U.S. Government's National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Lane 1 program, an IDIQ contract valued at $5.6 billion over a five-year period.

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Significant progress continues to be made on the rocket's launch site on Wallops Island, Virginia, with the site's completion expected in the coming months. Production, infrastructure scaling, and both Archimedes engine and full-scale components testing is continuing at pace across Rocket Lab's various production and test facilities throughout the United States. Neutron is scheduled for its debut launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 3 in Virginia from mid-2025.

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https://x.com/RocketLab/status/1879279480570876058

Rocket Lab  @RocketLab
Congratulations @VardaSpace! Our Pioneer spacecraft is providing Varda's W-2 mission with essential systems for power, communications, propulsion, and attitude control for their 120kg reentry capsule.

Rocket Lab will also provide critical mission operations support for launch, commissioning, operation, and reentry of the spacecraft next month!

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https://x.com/KineisIoT/status/1879551666170560722

Kineis IoT  @KineisIoT
Drumroll Please!
Discover our next mission "IoT 4 You and Me", which emphasizes our mission to help you "Heal the World" by bringing Global IoT Connectivity everywhere!
We're ready to take the Internet of Things to the next level, making sure you are covered, everywhere on earth.
Just like Michael Jackson's iconic lyrics, with Kinéis leading the way, let's make this world a better place, 4 you, 4 me, and 4 all living beings.
Stay tuned—this launch is gonna be a Thriller!

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Launched:
№ - Date/Time (UTC) - Rocket - Launch Site - Satellite(s)
       
2025
01 -

Suborbitals:
01 -

Statistics:
Orbital Launches: 55 (LC-1A - 28, LC-1B - 24, LC-2 - 3)
Suborbital Launches: 3 (LC-2 - 3)
Launched / Delivered to Orbit Satellites: 223/212 (LC-1A - 168/158, LC-1B - 46/45, LC-2 - 9/9)

Scheduled:
Date/Time (UTC) - Rocket - Launch Site - Satellite(s)

2025
NET    January   Early  February    3   (20:43) - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - 59th mission "IoT 4 You and Me": Kinéis 16, Kinéis 17, Kinéis 18, Kinéis 19, Kinéis 20
February - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - Kinéis 21, Kinéis 22, Kinéis 23, Kinéis 24, Kinéis 25
NET    January   February - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - BlackSky Global Gen-3 (х2)
NET    January   February - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) / LC-2 (US) - Hawk (x6)
NET    January   February - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - Skylark 5, Skylark 6, Skylark 7, Skylark 8 (NorthStar)
NET May - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - OTC-P1 (x8)
NET June 1 - Electron/Kick Stage - Mahia LC-1 (NZ) - Acadia 10
NET Midyear - Neutron - MARS LA-0D/LP-0D (LC-3) (US) - first flight
Late - Electron/Photon LEO - LC-1A (NZ) - LOXSAT 1
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-2 (US) - TacRS-4: Victus Haze
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - StriX-5
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - StriX-6
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - StriX-7
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - StriX-8
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - BlackSky Global Gen-3 (х2)
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - BlackSky Global Gen-3 (х2)
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - BlackSky Global Gen-3 (х2)
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - BlackSky Global Gen-3 (х2)
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - Hawk (x6)
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) / LC-2 (US)  - Hawk (x6)
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - Skylark 9, Skylark 10, Skylark 11, Skylark 12 (NorthStar)
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - MARS LA-0C (LC-2) (US) - government customer
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - MARS LA-0C (LC-2) (US) - government customer

Piggybacked:
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - McNair
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - WOODSAT

Suborbitals:
NET Q1 - Electron/Kick Stage (HASTE) - LC-2 (US) - DART AE
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage (HASTE) - LC-2 (US) - Leidos Mission 3 (MACH-TB3)
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage (HASTE) - LC-2 (US) - Leidos Mission 4 (MACH-TB4)
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage (HASTE) - LC-2 (US) - Leidos Mission 5 (MACH-TB5)

2026
NET H1 - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-2 (US)  - STP-S30
Midyear - Neutron - MARS LA-0D/LP-0D (LC-3) - confidential commercial satellite constellation
NET H2 - Neutron - MARS LA-0D/LP-0D (LC-3) - confidential commercial satellite constellation
TBD - Neutron - MARS LA-0D/LP-0D (LC-3) - VLF (Venus Life Finder NZSA)
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - StriX-9
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - StriX-10
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - StriX-11

2027
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - StriX-12
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - StriX-13
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - StriX-14

Unclear:
Date/Time (UTC) - Rocket - Launch Site - Satellite(s)

TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - TBD - Dove / Flock-z (x20-25)
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage - TBD - Dove / Flock-z (x20-25)

Suborbitals:
TBD - Electron/Kick Stage (HASTE multiple launches) - LC-2 (US) - TBD

LC-1A, LC-1B (NZ) - launch site on the Mahia Peninsula on the North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui) of New Zealand
LC-2 (US) - launch site on Wallops at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Virginia  U.S.
LC-3 (US) - launch site on Wallops at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Virginia  U.S.

Acronyms:
MACH-TB - Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed

Changes on January 15
Changes on January 22
Changes on January 23
Changes on February 3

[zandr]

https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7262

IoT 4 You and Me
Launch Time
NET Feb 3, 2025

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https://x.com/KineisIoT/status/1881957894683349152

Kineis IoT  @KineisIoT
4th Batch is getting set for Launch with @RocketLab!
The 4th launch of our nanosatellites is scheduled within a launch window starting on February 3rd (French Time) by Rocket Lab!

The launch is scheduled for exactly:
UTC  20:43, February 3rd
FR   21:43, February 3rd
NZDT 09:43, February 4th
EST  15:43, February 3rd
Our IoT 4 You and Me mission name reflects our desire to bring Global IoT Connectivity 4 Everyone, Anywhere at Anytime!

[zandr]

https://www.rocketlabusa.com/updates/rocket-lab-to-launch-global-wildfire-detection-and-monitoring-mission-for-ororatech-2/

Long Beach, California. 22 January, 2025. – Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it has signed a contract for a responsive launch on Electron with Orora Technologies (OroraTech), a German company developing a satellite constellation to monitor wildfires and alert first responders to danger.
Launching from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand, the dedicated mission on Electron will deploy eight satellites to a 550km orbit within just four months from launch contract signing, enabling OroraTech to meet the season-sensitive requirements of its wildfire detection mission. The rapid turnaround is just the latest demonstration of Rocket Lab's responsive launch capabilities for satellite operators needing urgent access to space.
OroraTech is developing a constellation of satellites with thermal infrared cameras that can provide 24/7 monitoring of wildfires globally, supporting better and faster wildfire response to protect forests, people, and infrastructure worldwide. The mission will deploy its latest plane of satellites called OTC-P1 to their current constellation, further expanding OroraTech's capabilities to first responders, governments, and industry partners. The company will expand their constellation with up to 100 satellites in total by 2028...

[zandr]

https://x.com/RocketLab/status/1885579959793762669

Rocket Lab  @RocketLab
Wet dress rehearsal complete. Onward to launch.

Targeting 9:43 am on Feb 4th NZT for lift-off from Launch Complex 1 for @KineisIoT (20:43 Feb 3rd UTC).

[Salo]

https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1886346528287281652

Rocket Lab @RocketLab
🚀 Launch Update 🚀
Electron is ready for lift-off, but the latest COLA report is in and it rules out our single instantaneous launch opportunity for tomorrow's @KineisIoT
 launch.
We have plenty of backup launch opportunities in the coming days that meet customer requirements, so these five satellites will be in orbit in no time.

[zandr]

https://www.rocketlabusa.com/missions/next-mission/

Mission Name: IOT 4 You and Me
Rocket: Electron
Launch Date: TBC February NZDT
Launch Site: Launch Complex 1
Launch Time: 09:43 am NZDT (20:43 UTC)
Payload: 5x satellites

[zandr]

https://www.rocketlabusa.com/updates/rocket-lab-signs-multi-launch-contract-with-iqps-for-four-electron-missions/

Long Beach, Calif. February 3rd, 2025 – Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it has signed a multi-launch deal with Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS), a Japan-based Earth imaging company.
The multi-launch contract, signed in July 2024, includes three dedicated missions for launch in 2025 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand, with a fourth launch scheduled for 2026. Each mission will carry a single satellite to form part of iQPS' planned constellation of 36 synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites that are capable of collecting images through cloud and at night with a high resolution of less than a meter...

[zandr]

https://www.rocketlabusa.com/missions/next-mission/

Mission Name: IOT 4 You and Me
Rocket: Electron
Launch Date: 9 February NZDT
Launch Site: Launch Complex 1
Launch Time: 09:43 am NZDT (20:43 UTC)
Payload: 5x satellites

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https://www.rocketlabusa.com/updates/rocket-lab-schedules-launch-for-first-of-multiple-new-missions-for-blacksky/

Long Beach, Calif. February 10, 2025: Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it will soon launch a satellite on a dedicated Electron mission, the first of a bulk order of multiple new missions for real-time space-based intelligence company BlackSky (NYSE: BSKY).
The mission, named "Fasten Your Space Belts", will launch from Rocket Lab's private orbital launch site, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, in New Zealand during a launch window that opens on February 18th UTC. The mission will launch the first Gen-3 satellite in BlackSky's mid-inclination, Earth-imaging constellation to a circular 470km orbit. The mission is the ninth launch for BlackSky since 2019, making Rocket Lab the most prolific launch provider for BlackSky's constellation to date...

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https://www.rocketlabusa.com/missions/next-mission/

Mission Name: Fasten Your Space Belts
Rocket: Electron
Launch Date: NET February 18, 2025
Launch Site: Launch Complex 1
Launch Time: NET 23:15 UTC
Payload: 1x Gen-3 satellite

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https://x.com/RocketLab/status/1891646450624496121

Rocket Lab  @RocketLab
Onward to launch! Our Wet Dress Rehearsal is complete and Electron is ready to launch its next mission tomorrow for @BlackSky_Inc
Launch window opens Tuesday 18 February UTC:
UTC  23:15
PT  3:15 pm
ET  6:15 pm
NZDT  12:15 pm (Weds 19 Feb)
Mission info: https://rocketlabusa.com/missions/next-mission/

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https://x.com/RocketLab/status/1891965855690334219

Rocket Lab  @RocketLab
LOX loading has begun on Electron and the lift-off time has been set for today's mission.
'Fasten Your Space Belts' for launch at:
NZDT  12:17 pm
UTC  23:17
ET  06:17 pm
PT  03:17 pm

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https://www.rocketlabusa.com/updates/rocket-lab-clears-critical-design-review-for-space-force-victus-haze-mission

Long Beach, Calif. February 24, 2025 – Rocket Lab National Security LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced the successful completion of its Critical Design Review (CDR) for the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command's (SSC) Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) mission, VICTUS HAZE.
In April 2024, Rocket Lab announced its selection for the $32M U.S. Space Force SSC mission led by Space Safari in partnership with the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to design, build, license, launch and operate a rendezvous and proximity operations-capable spacecraft. Rocket Lab will configure its vertically integrated Pioneer spacecraft to meet the unique requirements of the VICTUS HAZE mission and launch it on the Company's Electron rocket from Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand.
The VICTUS HAZE mission will demonstrate responsive space capabilities (launch readiness within 24 hours' notice), rendezvous and proximity operations (ability to track and reach a target object) and the ability to identify and characterize on-orbit threats. The mission leverages the Company's end-to-end space solutions to quickly respond to potential threats in orbit.
The CDR milestone is the final step in demonstrating spacecraft design, assembly, integration, test and operational plans are aligned with mission requirements and programmatic constraints.
"The ability to build a spacecraft, launch it, and operate it all in-house, on a tactically responsive timeline, is incredibly rare, but with our extensive launch heritage and deep vertical integration across space systems, we're ideally suited to make this mission a success," remarked Brad Clevenger, President and CEO of Rocket Lab National Security. "VICTUS HAZE solidifies Rocket Lab as a trusted and highly capable, end-to-end space company that can enable complex missions to serve the needs of the nation."
The successful completion of CDR marks the transition to the production phase of the program, which will encompass integration of the spacecraft and launch vehicle and initiation of ground segment preparations for launch later this year.

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https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250227515074/en/Rocket-Lab-Signs-Second-Multi-Launch-Deal-Secures-Eight-Electron-Missions-with-iQPS

LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it has signed one of its largest Electron launch agreements to date in a second multi-launch deal with Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS), a Japan-based Earth imaging company.
This newly-signed deal follows an earlier multi-launch contract signed with iQPS in 2024 and brings the total number of booked dedicated Electron launches for iQPS to eight. Across both bulk orders, six missions are scheduled for launch in 2025 and two in 2026. These follow on from Rocket Lab's first launch for iQPS in December 2023, which successfully deployed the QPS-SAR-5 satellite "TSUKUYOMI-I" to orbit. The new deal is one of the largest Electron launch agreements to date, second only to Rocket Lab's ten launch deal with another Japanese constellation operator, Synspective, signed last year.

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Each Electron launch supports the build out of iQPS' planned constellation of 36 synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites capable of imaging the Earth, day and night and through any weather, to provide near real-time observation data for almost any location in the world. By launching as the sole customer on each Electron mission, iQPS has greater control over launch schedule, orbit, and other mission parameters compared with rideshare launch options, enabling iQPS to maximize the full capacity of iQPS' constellation through tailored and precise orbits.

Rocket Lab founder and CEO, Sir Peter Beck, says: "Precise constellation build out on a tailored timeline is Electron's strength. We know precise orbital positioning is critical to every Earth imaging mission, making it highly sought after by constellation operators. This demand is reflected in the many multi-launch contracts that we continue to sign with return constellation operators like iQPS. We are honored to be partnering with iQPS once again to deliver this capability."

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iQPS CEO, Dr. Shunsuke Onishi, says: "We are delighted and grateful to announce an additional launch contract for four more satellite on Electron, following our previous announcement. Electron's high launch frequency and reliability make it an ideal choice for our mission, and securing this opportunity at such an early stage is truly exciting. This contract brings us one step closer to building our satellite constellation over the next two years, and we remain fully committed to making this vision a reality."
The next Electron mission for iQPS is scheduled to launch as soon as March 2025. Full details about the launch will be made available closer to launch day.

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https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1896672549066674274

Rocket Lab @RocketLab
Launch Complex 1 is lined up with Electrons ready for lift-off.
First up: 'The Lightning God Reigns', our first of multiple dedicated launches for @QPS_Inc .
'The Lightning God Reigns' is scheduled for launch no earlier than March 10th, 2025.
🚀 NZT | NET 1:00 PM, March 10
🚀 UTC | NET 00:00, March 10
🚀 EDT | NET 8:00 PM, March 9
🚀 PDT | NET 5:00 PM, March 9
Mission info: https://www.rocketlabusa.com/missions/next-mission

Mission Name: The Lightning God Reigns
Rocket: Electron
Launch Date: NET March 10, 2025
Launch Site: Launch Complex 1
Launch Time: NET 00:00 UTC
Payload: QPS-SAR-9
Mission Overview
"The Lightning God Reigns" will launch from Rocket Lab's private orbital launch site, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, in New Zealand during a launch window that opens on March 10th UTC.
The mission will launch a single synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging satellite to a 575km circular Earth orbit for iQPS called QPS-SAR-9 (nicknamed "SUSANOO-I"). The spacecraft will join iQPS' growing Earth-imaging constellation that delivers high-resolution monitoring from specific locations every 10 minutes.
'The Lightning God Reigns' is the first of eight upcoming launches for iQPS across 2025 and 2026 to build out iQPS's constellation, and follows the Company's earlier successful mission for iQPS launched in December 2023. Each upcoming mission includes a Rocket Lab Motorized Lightband, used to separate and deploy the satellite from Electron once in space.

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https://x.com/GewoonLukas_/status/1897563967649669122

Lukas C. H.  @GewoonLukas_
Rocket Lab's next launch will be the first of 8 recently contracted missions with iQPS! Of those 8, 6 are set to launch this year. Named "The Lightning God Reigns", this 1st mission will carry the QPS-SAR-9 satellite named "SUSANOO-I". Launch is set for NET March 10 at 00:00 UTC.