Orbica
UpcomingTimelineAgenciesRocketsSatellitesTrackIntel
← Agencies
Rocket Lab

United StatesUnited States · Commercial

Rocket Lab

89 launches · est. 2006

Rocket Lab is an American aerospace manufacturer with a wholly owned New Zealand subsidiary. The company develops lightweight, cost-effective commercial rocket launch services. The Electron Program was founded on the premise that small payloads such as CubeSats require dedicated small launch vehicles and flexibility not currently offered by traditional rocket systems. Its rocket, the Electron, is a light-weight rocket and is now operating commercially. The company is also producing a variety of spacecrafts and spacecrafts components.

Vehicles flown · 2

Electron
active
129×
Neutron
retired
2×

Launch history · 131

  • StriX Launch 24
    Electron
    upcomingDec 31, 20292029
  • StriX Launch 27
    Electron
    upcomingDec 31, 20292029
  • NorthStar 2
    Electron
    upcomingDec 31, 20292029
  • NorthStar 3
    Electron
    upcomingDec 31, 20292029
  • StriX Launch 25
    Electron
    upcomingDec 31, 20292029
  • StriX Launch 26
    Electron
    upcomingDec 31, 20292029
  • StriX Launch 19
    Electron
    upcomingDec 31, 20292029
  • StriX Launch 20
    Electron
    upcomingDec 31, 20292029
  • StriX Launch 21
    Electron
    upcomingDec 31, 20292029
  • StriX Launch 22
    Electron
    upcomingDec 31, 20292029
  • StriX Launch 23
    Electron
    upcomingDec 31, 20292029
  • StriX Launch 18
    Electron
    upcomingDec 31, 20292029
  • iQPS Launch 12
    Electron
    upcomingDec 31, 20282028
  • iQPS Launch 14
    Electron
    upcomingDec 31, 20282028
  • iQPS Launch 13
    Electron
    upcomingDec 31, 20282028
  • StriX Launch 16
    Electron
    upcomingDec 31, 20272027
  • NZSA Venus Mission
    Neutron
    upcomingDec 31, 20272027
  • StriX Launch 17
    Electron
    upcomingDec 31, 20272027
  • StriX Launch 15
    Electron
    upcomingDec 31, 20272027
  • StriX Launch 14
    Electron
    upcomingDec 31, 20272027
  • 6x HawkEye 360
    Electron
    upcomingDec 31, 20262026
  • VICTUS HAZE Puma
    Electron
    upcomingDec 31, 20262026
  • iQPS Launch 9
    Electron
    upcomingDec 31, 20262026
  • iQPS Launch 11
    Electron
    upcomingDec 31, 20262026
  • BlackSky Gen-3 5
    Electron
    upcomingDec 31, 20262026
  • BlackSky Gen-3 6
    Electron
    upcomingDec 31, 20262026
  • Maiden Flight
    Neutron
    upcomingDec 31, 20262026
  • StriX Launch 13
    Electron
    upcomingDec 31, 20262026
  • BlackSky Gen-3 9
    Electron
    upcomingDec 31, 20262026
  • iQPS Launch 10
    Electron
    upcomingDec 31, 20262026
  • Electron Launch
    Electron
    upcomingDec 31, 20262026
  • BlackSky Gen-3 7
    Electron
    upcomingDec 31, 20262026
  • iQPS Launch 8
    Electron
    upcomingDec 31, 20262026
  • Electron Launch
    Electron
    upcomingDec 31, 20262026
  • Electron Launch
    Electron
    upcomingDec 31, 20262026
  • BlackSky Gen-3 8
    Electron
    upcomingDec 31, 20262026
  • StriX Launch 12
    Electron
    upcomingOct 31, 20262026
  • StriX Launch 11
    Electron
    upcomingAug 31, 20262026
  • Aspera
    Electron
    upcomingAug 15, 20262026
  • LOXSAT 1
    Electron
    upcomingJul 17, 20262026
  • The Grain Goddess Provides (iQPS Launch 7)
    Electron
    upcomingJun 30, 20262026
  • Ten Owl Of Ten (StriX Launch 10)
    Electron
    upcomingJun 17, 20262026
  • Curveball
    Electron
    successJun 11, 20262026
  • Viva La StriX (StriX Launch 9)
    Electron
    successMay 22, 20262026
  • Kakushin Rising (JAXA Rideshare)
    Electron
    successApr 23, 20262026
  • Bubbles
    Electron
    successApr 22, 20262026
  • Daughter Of The Stars (LEO-PNT Pathfinder A)
    Electron
    successMar 28, 20262026
  • Eight Days A Week (StriX Launch 8)
    Electron
    successMar 20, 20262026
  • Insight At Speed Is A Friend Indeed (BlackSky Gen-3 4)
    Electron
    successMar 5, 20262026
  • That's Not A Knife (DART AE)
    Electron
    successFeb 28, 20262026
  • Bridging The Swarm (NeonSat-1A)
    Electron
    successJan 30, 20262026
  • The Cosmos Will See You Now (Open Cosmos Constellation Launch 1)
    Electron
    successJan 22, 20262026
  • The Wisdom God Guides (iQPS Launch 6)
    Electron
    successDec 21, 20252025
  • Don't Be Such A Square (STP-S30)
    Electron
    successDec 18, 20252025
  • Raise and Shine (RAISE-4)
    Electron
    successDec 14, 20252025
  • Follow My Speed (BlackSky Gen-3 3)
    Electron
    successNov 20, 20252025
  • Prometheus Run (VAN)
    Electron
    successNov 18, 20252025
  • The Nation God Navigates (iQPS Launch 5)
    Electron
    successNov 5, 20252025
  • Owl New World (StriX Launch 7)
    Electron
    successOct 14, 20252025
  • JUSTIN
    Electron
    successOct 1, 20252025
  • JENNA
    Electron
    successSep 23, 20252025
  • Live, Laugh, Launch (Calistus A-E)
    Electron
    successAug 23, 20252025
  • The Harvest Goddess Thrives (iQPS Launch 4)
    Electron
    successAug 5, 20252025
  • Symphony In The Stars (EchoStar Lyra-4)
    Electron
    successJun 28, 20252025
  • Get The Hawk Outta Here (4x HawkEye 360)
    Electron
    successJun 26, 20252025
  • The Mountain God Guards (iQPS Launch 3)
    Electron
    successJun 11, 20252025
  • Full Stream Ahead (BlackSky Gen-3 2)
    Electron
    successJun 2, 20252025
  • The Sea God Sees (iQPS Launch 2)
    Electron
    successMay 17, 20252025
  • Finding Hot Wildfires Near You (OroraTech OTC-P1)
    Electron
    successMar 26, 20252025
  • High Five (Kinéis 21-25)
    Electron
    successMar 18, 20252025
  • The Lightning God Reigns (iQPS Launch 1)
    Electron
    successMar 15, 20252025
  • Fasten Your Space Belts (BlackSky Gen-3 1)
    Electron
    successFeb 18, 20252025
  • IoT 4 You and Me (Kinéis 16-20)
    Electron
    successFeb 8, 20252025
  • Owl The Way Up (StriX Launch 6)
    Electron
    successDec 21, 20242024
  • Stonehenge
    Electron
    successDec 14, 20242024
  • Ice AIS Baby (Kinéis 11-15)
    Electron
    successNov 25, 20242024
  • Leidos-2
    Electron
    successNov 24, 20242024
  • Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes (Protosat-1)
    Electron
    successNov 5, 20242024
  • Kinéis Killed the RadIoT Star (Kinéis 6-10)
    Electron
    successSep 20, 20242024
  • A Sky Full of SARs (Capella Acadia 3)
    Electron
    successAug 11, 20242024
  • Owl For One, One For Owl (StriX Launch 5)
    Electron
    successAug 2, 20242024
  • No Time Toulouse (Kinéis 1-5)
    Electron
    successJun 20, 20242024
  • PREFIRE And Ice (PREFIRE 2)
    Electron
    successJun 5, 20242024
  • Ready, Aim, PREFIRE (PREFIRE 1)
    Electron
    successMay 25, 20242024
  • Beginning Of The Swarm (ACS3 & NeonSat-1)
    Electron
    successApr 23, 20242024
  • Live and Let Fly (NROL-123)
    Electron
    successMar 21, 20242024
  • Owl Night Long (StriX-3)
    Electron
    successMar 12, 20242024
  • On Closer Inspection (ADRAS-J)
    Electron
    successFeb 18, 20242024
  • Four Of A Kind (NorthStar 1)
    Electron
    successJan 31, 20242024
  • The Moon God Awakens (QPS-SAR-5)
    Electron
    successDec 15, 20232023
  • We Will Never Desert You (Capella Acadia 2)
    Electron
    failureSep 19, 20232023
  • We Love the Nightlife (Capella Acadia 1)
    Electron
    successAug 23, 20232023
  • Baby Come Back (Rideshare)
    Electron
    successJul 18, 20232023
  • Scout's Arrow (DYNAMO-A)
    Electron
    successJun 18, 20232023
  • TROPICS-3
    Electron
    successMay 26, 20232023
  • TROPICS-2
    Electron
    successMay 8, 20232023
  • The Beat Goes On (BlackSky 18-19)
    Electron
    successMar 24, 20232023
  • Stronger Together (Capella 9-10)
    Electron
    successMar 16, 20232023
  • Virginia is for Launch Lovers (Hawk 6A-C)
    Electron
    successJan 24, 20232023
  • Catch Me If You Can (MATS)
    Electron
    successNov 4, 20222022
  • It Argos Up From Here (GAzelle)
    Electron
    successOct 7, 20222022
  • The Owl Spreads Its Wings (StriX 1)
    Electron
    successSep 15, 20222022
  • NROL-199 (RASR-4)
    Electron
    successAug 4, 20222022
  • NROL-162 (RASR-3)
    Electron
    successJul 13, 20222022
  • CAPSTONE
    Electron
    successJun 28, 20222022
  • There and Back Again (Rideshare)
    Electron
    successMay 2, 20222022
  • Without Mission A Beat (BlackSky 16-17)
    Electron
    successApr 2, 20222022
  • The Owl’s Night Continues (StriX-β)
    Electron
    successFeb 28, 20222022
  • A Data With Destiny (BlackSky 14-15)
    Electron
    successDec 9, 20212021
  • Love At First Insight (BlackSky 10-11)
    Electron
    successNov 18, 20212021
  • It’s a Little Chile Up Here (STP-27RM)
    Electron
    successJul 29, 20212021
  • Running Out of Toes (BlackSky 8-9)
    Electron
    failureMay 15, 20212021
  • They Go Up So Fast (Rideshare)
    Electron
    successMar 22, 20212021
  • Another One Leaves The Crust (GMS-T)
    Electron
    successJan 20, 20212021
  • The Owl's Night Begins (StriX-α)
    Electron
    successDec 15, 20202020
  • Return to Sender (Rideshare)
    Electron
    successNov 20, 20202020
  • In Focus (Rideshare)
    Electron
    successOct 28, 20202020
  • I Can’t Believe It’s Not Optical (Capella 2 & First Light)
    Electron
    successAug 31, 20202020
  • Pics Or It Didn’t Happen (Rideshare)
    Electron
    failureJul 4, 20202020
  • Don't Stop Me Now (Rideshare)
    Electron
    successJun 13, 20202020
  • Birds of a Feather (NROL-151)
    Electron
    successJan 31, 20202020
  • Running Out Of Fingers (Rideshare)
    Electron
    successDec 6, 20192019
  • As The Crow Flies (Palisade)
    Electron
    successOct 17, 20192019
  • Look Ma, No Hands (Rideshare)
    Electron
    successAug 19, 20192019
  • Make It Rain (Rideshare)
    Electron
    successJun 29, 20192019
  • That's a Funny Looking Cactus (STP-27RD)
    Electron
    successMay 5, 20192019
  • Two Thumbs Up (DARPA R3D2)
    Electron
    successMar 28, 20192019
  • This One's For Pickering (VCLS ELaNa XIX)
    Electron
    successDec 16, 20182018
  • It's Business Time (Rideshare)
    Electron
    successNov 11, 20182018
  • Still Testing (Dove Pioneer, 2 x Lemur-2)
    Electron
    successJan 21, 20182018
  • It's a Test
    Electron
    failureMay 25, 20172017