Neutron is an upcoming medium-lift two-stage launch vehicle under development by Rocket Lab. Neutron features a reusable first stage fueled by LOX and Methane.
facts
providerRocket Lab
countryUSA
classmedium
payload to LEOkg15,000
reusableyes
first flightunknown
flights total0
flights successful0
last flightunknown
next flight2026-12-31
statusin development
price per launchUSD50,000,000
heightm40
diameterm7
masskg480,000
crawled events
- noise2026-11-02Rocket Lab launches 10th dedicated Electron mission for iQPS
- notable2026-10-28Rocket Lab's Neutron hardware arrives at Launch Complex 3 for pad testing
- noise2026-10-23Rocket Lab launches three more HawkEye 360 Hawk satellites
- notable2026-10-06NASA eyes bulk rocket purchases for its Moon Base amid Falcon 9 squeeze
- major2026-09-30Rocket Lab signs 20-launch Electron deal with Synspective, its largest ever
- noise2026-09-26Rocket Lab launches Synspective's 13th StriX SAR satellite
- notable2026-09-25Rocket Lab CFO Adam Spice signals more acquisitions ahead
- notable2026-09-24Iridium shareholders approve Rocket Lab acquisition
- noise2026-09-19Rocket Lab launches Synspective's 12th StriX SAR satellite
- notable2026-09-15Rocket Lab completes $1.94 billion ATM to fully fund Iridium acquisition
- noise2026-09-11Rocket Lab launches BlackSky's 5th Gen-3 satellite on confidential Electron mission
- notable2026-09-11Rocket Lab protests NASA's Mars orbiter award to Blue Origin
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timeline
- 20252025-09-02Rocket Lab completes Neutron launch pad at Launch Complex 3 (per Payload)as of 2026-07-12
- 2025-05-09Rocket Lab wins AFRL Rocket Cargo contract for Neutron (per Payload)as of 2026-07-12
- 20242024-11-13Rocket Lab signs first Neutron commercial launch customer (per Payload)as of 2026-07-12
- 20212021-12-03Rocket Lab reveals Neutron's reusable architecture (per Payload)as of 2026-07-12
sources
[1] ll.thespacedevs.com ↗
provider2026-07-05country2026-07-05class2026-07-05payload to LEO (kg)2026-07-05reusable2026-07-05flights total2026-07-05flights successful2026-07-05next flight2026-07-09height (m)2026-07-08diameter (m)2026-07-08mass (kg)2026-07-08
[2] en.wikipedia.org ↗
statuswikipedia2026-07-05price per launch (USD)wikipedia2026-07-12
faq
Who builds Neutron?
Neutron is built by Rocket Lab. as of 2026-07-05
How many times has Neutron flown?
Neutron has flown 0 times. as of 2026-07-05
Is Neutron reusable?
Neutron is reusable. as of 2026-07-05