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Rocket Lab

Active RKLB Launch Public HQ: Long Beach, California Founded 2006

Second most active commercial launch provider. Electron for small payloads, Neutron medium-lift targeting Q4 2026. Space systems division generates more revenue than launch. Record 2025 revenue with multi-year backlog including a missile-warning satellite contract.

69.2
ARI Composite
Very Low Risk
#3 of 22
Peer Rank
Launch cohort
83
Total Launches
As lead operator
RKLB
Market cap
NASDAQ

FINANCIAL HEALTH

69.2
ARI composite · Very Low Risk
Peer rank#3 of 22
Peer groupLaunch
Data coverage100%
Tracked gov contracts$34.6M across 6 awards
Full finance profile → Research case study →

FLEET COMPOSITION

Every vehicle this operator has flown. Linked profiles carry the full reliability + reuse + subsystem record.

Vehicle Class Launches Success rate Reuse
Electron Small 83 95.0% Expendable Profile →

SUBSYSTEM RELIABILITY

Aggregate subsystem outcomes across every vehicle this operator flies. Absence of a row means "not tracked yet" — never fabricated success.

Booster Recovery 100%
S 2 · PS 0 · F 0 · N 2
Landing System 100%
S 1 · PS 0 · F 0 · N 1
Main Engine 100%
S 1 · PS 0 · F 0 · N 1
Payload Deploy 100%
S 2 · PS 0 · F 0 · N 2

RECENT LAUNCHES

Date Mission Vehicle Orbit Outcome
May 31, 2026 The Grain Goddess Provides (iQPS Launch 7) Electron LEO Delayed
May 22, 2026 StriX Launch 9 Electron LEO Scheduled
Apr 23, 2026 "Kakushin Rising" Electron SSO Success Briefing →
Apr 23, 2026 WASEDA-SAT-ZERO-II Electron — Success
Apr 22, 2026 Bubbles Electron — Cancelled
Mar 28, 2026 Daughter Of The Stars (LEO-PNT Pathfinder A) Electron SSO Success Briefing →
Mar 20, 2026 StriX-6 Electron — Success
Mar 05, 2026 BlackSky Global Gen 3-4 Electron — Success
Jan 30, 2026 Neonsat-1A Electron — Success
Jan 22, 2026 Open Constellation Electron — Success

SECTOR POSITION

Primary sectorLaunch
Rank within sector#3 of 22
Tracked peers22
Secondary sectors
Hypersonic Testing

RECENT COVERAGE

Date Source Headline
May 03, 2026 NASASpaceFlight SpaceX launches CAS500-2 and 45 other payloads to Sun-synchronous orbit
Apr 23, 2026 NextSpaceflight Electron | Kakushin Rising (JAXA Rideshare)
Apr 22, 2026 Space.com Rocket Lab launches Japanese 'origami' satellite, 7 other spacecraft to orbit (photos)
Apr 22, 2026 NextSpaceflight HASTE | Bubbles
Apr 20, 2026 NASASpaceFlight Launch Preview: GPS, Progress, and Starlink missions to launch during busy week

REGISTRY DATA

Legal nameRocket Lab USA, Inc.
Ticker / ExchangeRKLB (NASDAQ)
OwnershipPublic
HeadquartersLong Beach, California
CountryUS
Founded2006
FounderPeter Beck
CEOPeter Beck
AliasesRocket Lab, Rocket Lab USA, Rocket Lab USA Inc, Rocket Lab USA, Inc., Rocket Lab Corporation, Sinclair Interplanetary
SubsidiariesSolAero Technologies, Sinclair Interplanetary, Planetary Systems Corp, Advanced Solutions Inc
Key programsElectron, Neutron, Photon, HASTE
Gov customersNASA, DoD, NRO, DARPA, Space Force
IPO statusPublic via SPAC (Aug 2021)

Source: space_company_registry.json · Operator homepage → · Rocket Lab corporate homepage (301 redirect from rocketlabusa.com) — operator confirmation for Electron, Neutron, and HASTE programs.

METHODOLOGY

Launch history and subsystem outcomes aggregate from AstraVeris's launch_events table with Wilson 95% lower bounds on success rates. ARI scores come from the 11-factor composite (/finance/methodology/). Constellation counts derive from the live CelesTrak/GCAT object catalog. Gov contracts from USAspending.gov awards; private deals from deduplicated pipeline deal extraction. Absence of a row means "not tracked" — we never fabricate. See /methodology/ for the full data model and /data-licensing/ for licensing terms.

Not investment advice. For insurance underwriting, verify against primary-source filings and operator investigation reports.