Rocket Lab

Designs and manufactures small and medium-lift launch vehicles, satellites, and spacecraft components for commercial, civil, and defense customers

WEBSITE LINKEDIN X CAREERS
$601.8M REVENUE FY25 37 SATS ON ORBIT 134 LAUNCHES $93.4M FED AWARDS 353 OPEN ROLES 2,600 EMPLOYEES *

What does Rocket Lab do?

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Rocket Lab is a publicly traded company active in launch services, satellite manufacturing, and satellite components & subsystems. Based in Long Beach, California, it was founded in 2006 by Sir Peter Beck, who leads it as CEO. It operates as a vertically integrated business spanning much of the space value chain. Its products include the Electron and HASTE vehicles, the Photon and Pioneer platforms, and the Lightning and Flatellite satellites. Its first launch came in 2017. It has been awarded U.S. government contracts from NASA and the Department of Defense. It trades as NASDAQ: RKLB.

Status Operating
Listed NASDAQ: RKLB
Founded 2006
HQ Long Beach, California
Locations HQ Long Beach, California Auckland, NZ Mahia, NZ Wallops Island, Virginia Albuquerque, New Mexico Littleton, Colorado Silver Spring, Maryland Middle River, Maryland Stennis Space Center, Mississippi Toronto, CA Warkworth, NZ

What has Rocket Lab done recently?

ACTIVITY

How is Rocket Lab performing?

PERFORMANCE
REVENUE SEC FY25
$601.8M +38% YOY -33% NET
FY21 $62.2M
FY22 $211M
FY23 $244.6M
FY24 $436.2M
FY25 $601.8M
FEDERAL AWARDS ALL CONTRACTS
$93.4M 16 AWARDS 2 AGENCIES
NASA $66.8M
Defense $26.6M
FLIGHT OPS ALL LAUNCHES
12 LAUNCHES '26 YTD 37 SATS ON ORBIT
'22 9
'23 10
'24 16
'25 21
'26 12

What are Rocket Lab's financials?

FINANCIALS VIEW ALL
$601.8M Revenue FY25
+38% Rev growth YoY
-33% Net margin
$93.4M Space fed-awards 2 agencies

What products does Rocket Lab offer?

CATALOG
component 6
Composite Structures Frontier Radio STARRAY Satellite Components Silicon Solar Arrays SolAero Space Solar
vehicle 3
Electron HASTE Neutron
platform 3
Explorer Photon Pioneer
satellite 2
Flatellite Lightning
sensor 1
Optical Systems
software 1
Space Software

What regulatory licenses does Rocket Lab hold?

LICENSES
FAA AST 1
Vehicle Launch VOL 26-137 (Rev 1) EXP 3/9/2031

Who leads Rocket Lab?

CREW ALL PEOPLE
Sir Peter Beck Founder, President & CEO
Adam Spice CFO
Alek Derejian Vice President, New Zealand Operations
Amanda Rutenberg Deputy General Counsel
Andrew Bunker Vice President, Government Operations & Business Strategy
Arjun Kampani SVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Brian Rogers Vice President, Global Launch Services
Cameron McCarter Vice President, Global Supply Chain
Connie Lundgren Vice President, People & Culture
Dr. Brad Clevenger Vice President, Space Systems
Ehson Mosleh Space Systems Chief Engineer
Frank Klein COO
Lachlan Matchett Deputy Chief Engineer
Matt Reynolds Vice President, Global Information Technology
Morgan Connaughton Vice President, Marketing & Communications
Richard French Vice President, Business Development & Strategy
Sandy Tirtey Senior Director, Global Commercial Launch Services
Shaun D'Mello Vice President, Neutron
Shaun O'Donnell Chief Engineer, Special Projects

Is Rocket Lab hiring?

HIRING ALL 353 ROLES
353 OPEN ROLES
452 NEW / 30D
15 LOCATIONS
0 REMOTE
HIRING IN
4015 USA Space Systems 40 4750 Space Systems SW 27 2245 Neutron - LC3 15 2256 Neutron - SSC 15
LATEST ROLES CAREERS SITE

Who is connected to Rocket Lab?

NETWORK GRAPH
IN THE NEWS WITH
Synspective 3 True Anomaly 2 NASA 2 Iridium Communications 2 Viasat 1 SpaceX 1 Space Services Inc. 1 K2 Space 1
COMPETITORS
Firefly AerospaceRelativity SpaceSpaceXUnited Launch AllianceArianespaceAstra SpaceSierra SpaceStoke SpaceLandSpaceMomentus
CORPORATE & CUSTOMERS
SUB Mynaric
Firefly Aerospace Relativity Space SpaceX United Launch Al… Arianespace Astra Space Sierra Space Stoke Space LandSpace Momentus Long Wall PLD Space

How is Rocket Lab classified?

CLASSIFICATION
Sectors
Launch Services Satellite Manufacturing Satellite Components & Subsystems
Technology
Small-Lift Medium-Lift SmallSat Medium-Sat Kerosene Methane Optical Imaging Laser Comm Reusable 3D-Printed Carbon Composite Hypersonic
Orbit & Destination
LEO MEO SSO Cislunar Mars Deep Space
Application
Commercial Government-Civil Government-Defense Space-to-Space Defense ISR
Thematic
New Space Allied Defense Dual-Use Tech Pioneer Platform Play

When was Rocket Lab's profile last verified?

DATA & SOURCES
Company websitecompany profile, products, locations, press
SEC EDGARfinancial statements, filings, registry identifiersCIK 0001819994
USAspending.govfederal contract awards
Launch Library 2launch records, vehicles
GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat)satellites-on-orbit countGCAT RLABN
SAM.govfederal vendor registration, UEI / CAGE / NAICSUEI EUXNBKLC23G1 / CAGE 7C1D6
GLEIFlegal entity identifier (LEI)LEI 254900B4DEYFZJ980A14
FAA ASTcommercial launch and reentry licenses
Industry pressnews coverage
Company job boardopen roles
* Lower-confidence value, or one we haven't anchored to a primary source yet. Profile assembled from 10 sources and cross-checked continuously.
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Last verified 2026-07-18
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