Rocket Lab (RKLB) stock & equity tools

Rocket Lab Corporation is a publicly traded aerospace manufacturer and launch service provider. Its Electron orbital rocket launches small satellites and has successfully completed over 75 missions as of January 2026, making it the most prolific small-lift launch vehicle in operation globally. A suborbital variant of Electron, called HASTE, was developed as a testbed to advance hypersonic technology development, while the next-generation reusable Neutron medium-lift launch vehicle is in development to support constellation deployment, interplanetary missions, and human spaceflight. The company is a supplier of satellite components such as star trackers, reaction wheels, solar panels, electric propulsion systems, software-defined radios, composite structures, separation systems, and electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) sensors, as well as flight and ground software. The company also manufactures satellite buses and complete spacecraft as part of its strategic vision to become a vertically integrated, end-to-end space company.

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Electron, the small-lift orbital rocket that put Rocket Lab on the map, has flown 87 missions as of May 2026 from launch sites at Mahia Peninsula (New Zealand) and Wallops Island (Virginia). Founder Peter Beck started the company in New Zealand in 2006 and later relocated headquarters to Long Beach, California. Rocket Lab went public on Nasdaq under ticker RKLB in August 2021 via a SPAC merger with Vector Acquisition Corp. The company also operates the Photon spacecraft platform and is preparing Neutron, a medium-lift reusable rocket, for a late-2026 debut from Wallops.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · nasaspaceflight.com

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Researched 2026-05-07.