Neutron / launch vehicle

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facts

events

• noise2026-09-02Rocket Lab launches Synspective's 11th StriX SAR satellite
• major2026-09-01Blue Origin wins $700M NASA Mars Telecommunications Network contract
• notable2026-08-28SpaceX asks FCC to scrutinize Iridium's conduct in Rocket Lab merger review
• noise2026-08-24KSAT opens Hyperion customer demonstrations for HYPER network
• noise2026-08-20Rocket Lab launches 9th iQPS radar-imaging satellite
• notable2026-08-17Viasat picks Rocket Lab to build small GEO satellite for Space Force
• notable2026-08-13Space Force awards five satellite firms $60 million for network tests
• notable2026-08-10Kepler books first dedicated Rocket Lab Neutron launch for 2028
• notable2026-08-10Rocket Lab establishes German subsidiary for sovereign satellite manufacturing
• notable2026-08-10Rocket Lab unveils GHOST containerized launch system for Electron and HASTE
• notable2026-08-10Rocket Lab says first Neutron launch may slip to 2027
• noise2026-08-06Rocket Lab launches 8th iQPS radar-imaging satellite after 5-week delay
• major2026-08-04Rocket Lab wins $397 million Space Force contract for AMTI Flatellites
• notable2026-07-31Space Force picks 15 firms for $981 million space test and training contract
• notable2026-07-30Rocket Lab signs third iQPS launch deal for three more Electron missions
• major2026-07-21Rocket Lab wins $266 million Space Force contract for HASTE launches
• notable2026-07-17Space Force triples NSSL Lane 1 launch contract ceiling to $17 billion
• notable2026-07-13Rocket Lab completes full-duration burn of Neutron's second-stage engine
• notable2026-07-07Rocket Lab CFO says 'panic' setting in over Falcon 9 rideshare access
• major2026-07-07Rocket Lab completes VICTUS HAZE mission for Space Force in record time
• notable2026-07-02True Anomaly images Rocket Lab's satellite in VICTUS HAZE drill
• seismic2026-06-29Rocket Lab agrees to acquire Iridium in $8 billion cash-and-stock deal
• noise2026-06-26Synspective's 10th StriX SAR satellite reaches orbit on Rocket Lab Electron
• notable2026-06-19Rocket Lab launches VICTUS HAZE Puma spacecraft for Space Force

timeline

1. 20252025-09-02Rocket Lab completes Neutron launch pad at Launch Complex 3 (per Payload) (source, as of 2026-07-12)
2. 2025-05-09Rocket Lab wins AFRL Rocket Cargo contract for Neutron (per Payload) (source, as of 2026-07-12)
3. 20242024-11-13Rocket Lab signs first Neutron commercial launch customer (per Payload) (source, as of 2026-07-12)
4. 20212021-12-03Rocket Lab reveals Neutron's reusable architecture (per Payload) (source, as of 2026-07-12)

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