#rocket-lab — Public Fediverse posts

Truly insane. I bought this under $4.

#rocketlab #investing

Rocket Lab announces large launch contract and plans to acquire space robotics company

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/rocket-lab-announces-large-launch-contract-and-plans-to-acquire-space-robotics-company/

#RocketLab:
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Rocket Lab’s Biggest Launch Deal Yet: Confidential Customer Books Multiple Neutron and Electron Launches
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".. includes five dedicated Neutron launches and three dedicated Electron launches baselined to launch between 2026 and 2029. .."

https://rocketlabcorp.com/updates/rocket-labs-biggest-launch-deal-yet-confidential-customer-books-multiple-neutron-and-electron-launches/

7.5.2026

#Electron #Neutron #Raumfahrt #Rakete #rocketry #SpaceFlight

Rocket Lab joins Raytheon on space interceptor program for Golden Dome

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/rocket-lab-joins-raytheon-on-space-interceptor-program-for-golden-dome/

#space #launch #rocketlab

Rocket Lab launches Japanese 'origami' satellite, 7 other spacecraft to orbit (photos)

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/rocket-lab-launch-eight-japanese-satellites-kakushin-rising-mission

Electron launches Japanese cubesats

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/electron-launches-japanese-cubesats/

#SpaceX launched 165 #Falcon9 missions in 2025. Of those, 122 - or ~74% - were dedicated #Starlink launches.

“We thought we had the launch thing solved, but it’s actually now a bit of a pain in the butt to get manifested on SpaceX. You have to go through launch integrators. They buy up all capacity”
https://payloadspace.com/the-state-of-launch-2026/

#RocketLab #StokeSpace #BlueOrigin #ULA #Airanespace

#Rocketlab:
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Rocket Lab Completes Mynaric Acquisition, Adding Laser Optical Communications To Growing Space Systems Portfolio
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https://rocketlabcorp.com/updates/rocket-lab-completes-mynaric-acquisition-adding-laser-optical-communications-to-growing-space-systems-portfolio/

14.4.2026

#CONDORMk3 #Deutschland #Laser #LaserCommunication #LCT #Mynaric #Raumfahrt #Rocketlab #SDA #SpaceFlight #USA

Rocket Lab wins contract for three more iQPS launches

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/rocket-lab-wins-contract-for-three-more-iqps-launches/

Rocket Lab wins German approval for Mynaric deal

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/rocket-lab-wins-german-approval-for-mynaric-deal/

#RocketLab: "First Dedicated Launch for European Space Agency"
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The launch, named “Daughter Of The Stars”, lifted off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand on March 28th at 10:14 pm NZT to successfully deliver ESA’s “Celeste” mission to orbit: the first two spacecraft of a satellite navigation demonstration mission in low Earth orbit at 510 km.
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https://rocketlabcorp.com/updates/rocket-lab-successfully-launches-85th-mission-and-first-dedicated-launch-for-european-space-agency/

28.3.2026

#Celeste #CubeSat #Electon #ESA #GNSS #LEO #LEOPNT #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #TAS

#OHB:
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Bremen/Māhia, 28. März 2026. Heute um 10:14 Uhr deutscher Zeit sind die ersten beiden Satelliten für die neue ESA-Navigationsmission Celeste an Bord einer Electron-Rakete erfolgreich vom Māhia Launch Complex in Neuseeland in den Weltraum gestartet. Bei den beiden Satelliten (IOD-1 und IOD-2, IOD = In-Orbit Demonstrator) handelt es sich um Kleinstsatelliten ..
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https://www.ohb.de/news/erste-satelliten-der-neuen-esa-navigationsmission-celeste-erfolgreich-gestartet

28.3.2026

#Celeste #CubeSat #Electon #ESA #GNSS #LEO #LEOPNT #Raumfahrt #RocketLab #SpaceFlight #TAS

#ESA:
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On 28 March, the European Space Agency (ESA) took a major step forward in strengthening Europe's ambition for more resilient satellite navigation, as the first two satellites of the Celeste in-orbit demonstration mission lifted off from New Zealand aboard Rocket Lab’s Electron. Their mission is to begin testing a complementary low Earth orbit layer for Galileo.
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https://www.esa.int/Applications/Satellite_navigation/Celeste/Celeste_s_first_satellites_launched_to_explore_LEO-based_satellite_navigation

28.3.2026

#Celeste #CubeSat #Electon #GNSS #LEO #LEOPNT #OHB #Raumfahrt #RocketLab #SpaceFlight #TAS

The #Celeste launch by #RocketLab for #ESA was a success: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vls1yNbQtZ0 = the lift-off, https://rocketlabcorp.com/updates/rocket-lab-successfully-launches-85th-mission-and-first-dedicated-launch-for-european-space-agency/ and https://www.esa.int/Applications/Satellite_navigation/Celeste/Celeste_s_first_satellites_launched_to_explore_LEO-based_satellite_navigation = press releases by both parties and https://bsky.app/profile/rocketlabcorp.com/post/3mi3zwvuric2m and https://bsky.app/profile/rocketlabcorp.com/post/3mi4fuyzpwk2d = pictures.

Next attempt for the #RocketLab #Electron with #Celeste today (28 March): webcasts from 8:50 UTC at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR1en0oGPRs and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJxRic-a4SU and lift-off - https://www.esa.int/Applications/Satellite_navigation/Watch_live_First_Celeste_launch - at 9:14 UTC.

"Weather conditions over LC-1 violate cloud and lightning commit criteria for launch, so we’re standing down from today’s mission," #RocketLab has said in https://bsky.app/profile/rocketlabcorp.com/post/3mhunalgn322o: "A weather system is passing through the region in the coming days, so our next target launch date will be set once that passes. Back soon under clearer skies."

Coming up at 8:53 / 9:15 UTC the webcasts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJxRic-a4SU / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPHoduedWyA of the #RocketLab #Electron 'Daughter Of The Stars' Launch at 9:37 UTC with the first two satellites of ESA's #Celeste LEO-PNT in-orbit demonstration mission: https://www.esa.int/Applications/Satellite_navigation/Watch_live_First_Celeste_launch (edited following the https://bsky.app/profile/rocketlabcorp.com/post/3mhtxjfixxs2c update).

#ESA:
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Watch live: First Celeste launch
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"On 25 March, the first two satellites of the Celeste LEO-PNT in-orbit demonstration mission will lift off aboard Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket from the company’s Māhia Launch Complex in New Zealand.

Coverage will start 9:53 CET.. The rocket is scheduled for liftoff at 10:14, with a launch window of about an hour."

https://www.esa.int/Applications/Satellite_navigation/Watch_live_First_Celeste_launch

23.3.2026

#Celeste #CubeSat #Electon #GNSS #LEOPNT #OHB #Raumfahrt #RocketLab #SpaceFlight #TAS

Rocket Lab launches eighth Synspective radar imaging satellite

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/rocket-lab-launches-eighth-synspective-radar-imaging-satellite/

Rocket Lab wins $190 million Pentagon deal for hypersonic test flights

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/rocket-lab-wins-190-million-pentagon-deal-for-hypersonic-test-flights/

🚀 Interesting approach, just the filters might be better (such as for #ULA or #RocketLab in the last years) https://rocketlaunch.org/launch-providers

#SpaceStatistics #RocketScience

Rocket Lab launches satellite for undisclosed customer

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/rocket-lab-launches-satellite-for-undisclosed-customer/

#ESA:
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Starttermin für ESA Celeste bestätigt
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"Die Europ. Weltraumorganisation (ESA) bereitet den Erststart der In-Orbit-Demonstrationsmission Celeste LEO-PNT vor. Die ersten beiden Satelliten sollen frühestens am 24. März an Bord einer Electron-Rakete von Rocket Lab vom Māhia Launch Complex des Unternehmens in Neuseeland starten."

https://www.esa.int/Space_in_Member_States/Germany/Starttermin_fuer_ESA_Celeste_bestaetigt

4.3.2026

#Celeste #CubeSat #Electon #GMV #GNSS #LEO #LEOPNT #OHB #Raumfahrt #RocketLab #Satelliten #SpaceFlight #TAS #ThalesAleniaSpace

The failure of a propellant tank during testing in January will delay the first launch of #RocketLab’s #Neutron rocket to at least the fourth quarter of this year.

The defect came from the process of hand-laying the composite tank sections, done by a contractor.

The company had already planned to produce future tanks using an automated fiber placement machine that promises faster production while eliminating any chance of creating similar defects https://spacenews.com/rocket-lab-delays-neutron-debut-to-late-2026/

NASA outlines objectives for Mars communications orbiter

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/nasa-outlines-objectives-for-mars-communications-orbiter/

Rocket Lab delays Neutron debut to late 2026

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/rocket-lab-delays-neutron-debut-to-late-2026/

RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/116137472006104620

#NASA is interested in #RocketLab’s ideas for improving #communications between Earth and #Mars 🔴. If NASA is going to launch the Mars #Telecommunications 📶 Network by late 2028 to make the next “window” to the red planet, it must move quickly with this solicitation.

German defense firm said to be weighing bid for Mynaric

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/german-defense-firm-said-to-be-weighing-bid-for-mynaric/

Launch companies debate how to compete against SpaceX

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/launch-companies-debate-how-to-compete-against-spacex/