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Long Beach, CA, US
Rocket Lab
Electron, Neutron, Photon buses, spacecraft components. Based in Long Beach, CA, US, founded 2006 by Peter Beck.
- Where
- Long Beach, CA, US
- Founded
- 2006
- Notable investors
- Beck Peter, VANGUARD GROUP INC, VK Services, LLC, Khosla Ventures V, L.P., KHOSLA VENTURES SEED B, L.P. disclosed holders above 5%, from SEC filings
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Where they are 11
Headquarters in Long Beach, and hiring in 10 other places on their live postings: Middle River, Littleton, Wallops Island, Albuquerque, Tucson, John C. Stennis Space Center and 4 more. Every company on one map →
Electron, Neutron, Photon buses, spacecraft components.
Open roles 395
All 395 open roles, prefiltered on the jobs index →
Launch record 9 flown
The record shows 9 flown and 7 scheduled, from Jan 22, 2026 onward, 9 of them recorded by both Launch Library and the Wikipedia launch lists. This is what we hold rather than the company's full history: our launch record begins where our collection does.
| Date | Mission | Outcome | Grade | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2026 | Electron | Skylark (Lemur-2) × 4 | Go | ||
| Dec 4, 2026 | Electron | Aspera | Go | ||
| Dec 4, 2026 | Neutron | Unknown payload | Go | ||
| Oct 31, 2026 | Electron | StriX Launch 12 | TBD | ||
| Jul 31, 2026 | Electron | LOXSAT 1 | TBD | ||
| Jul 31, 2026 | Electron | StriX Launch 11 | TBD | ||
| Jul 31, 2026 | Electron | The Grain Goddess Provides (iQPS Launch 7) | TBD | ||
| Jun 26, 2026 | Electron | Ten Owl Of Ten (StriX Launch 10) | Full success | A | 100 |
| Jun 19, 2026 | Electron | VICTUS HAZE Puma | Full success | A | 100 |
| May 22, 2026 | Electron | Viva La StriX (StriX Launch 9) | Full success | A | 100 |
On the record 3 claims
- Missed All in all, we continue to push extremely hard for end-of-year launch. End of 2025
- Achieved We expect revenue in the first quarter to range between $185,000,000 and $200,000,000. Q1 2026 results
- Pending Neutron's first launch is now targeted for Q4 2026. Q4 2026
Of these, 1 missed, 1 pending, 1 achieved. Each claim's full quote, source and evidence is on Worth keeping an eye on.