Rocket Lab

Public companyFounded 2006Long Beach, California, USA
rocketlabusa.com
2.0kEmployees
0Active missions
≈ $45.4 billionMarket cap2026-08-19

Rocket Lab is a publicly traded small-launch and space-systems company founded in 2006, with operations in the United States and New Zealand. It operates the Electron rocket, one of the most frequently flown dedicated small-satellite launchers, and is developing the larger, reusable Neutron vehicle. Beyond launch, Rocket Lab builds spacecraft platforms, reaction wheels, solar panels and flight software, and has supplied buses for NASA missions such as the CAPSTONE lunar cubesat and the twin ESCAPADE Mars probes. It trades on the Nasdaq under RKLB.

FoundedJune 1, 2006
HeadquartersLong Beach, California, USA
Employees~2,6002026 · Rocket Lab
TypePublic company
TickerRKLB
SEC CIK0001819994
WikidataQ7341077
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