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Contract winner building a new Alaska launch site
The Pentagon can't fly hypersonic weapons tests fast enough. On July 27, it handed Rocket Lab $266 million to help fix that.
Updated Jul 27
Acquirer
Iridium nearly vanished. In 2000, investors bought its satellite network out of bankruptcy for about $25 million. On June 29, 2026, Rocket Lab agreed to buy the same company for roughly $8 billion.
Updated Jun 29
Sole launch provider for StriX
On June 17, 2026, a Rocket Lab Electron rocket lifted off from New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula carrying StriX-8, the latest radar satellite for Japan's Synspective. Each launch adds one more eye that can see the ground through clouds, smoke, and the dark.
Updated Jun 18
Launch provider deploying iQPS satellites and pushing Electron into high-cadence constellation logistics
Rocket Lab ended 2025 with another success. On Dec. 21, Electron lifted off from Māhia and placed iQPS's QPS-SAR-15 into orbit, extending a run of repeat business that positions Rocket Lab as a default launcher for constellation operators.
Updated May 15
Launched STP-S30 on Electron from Wallops Island (LC-2)
Rocket Lab just put four "DiskSats" into orbit for the U.S. Space Force—flat, plate-like spacecraft about the size of a manhole cover. The launch showed that the U.S. can move a new satellite design from paperwork to space faster than most people plan a product launch.
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