Rocket Lab USA Inc.
- Industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- Exchange
- US
- Country
- USA
- IPO date
- Aug 24, 2021
- Employees
- 2,600
- Website
- rocketlabcorp.com
Composite valuation range · conservative $40–$60 / fair $80–$110 / optimistic $150–$200. At $66.94, Between the conservative and fair ranges.
At publication $113.64 (Jun 9, 2026)
Data from EODHD, shown in the reporting currency; for reference only, not investment advice.
Rocket Lab Corporation, a space company, provides launch services and space systems solutions in the United States, Canada, Japan, and internationally. The company operates through launch services and space systems segments. The company provides launch services, spacecraft design services, spacecraft components, spacecraft manufacturing, optical systems, and other spacecraft and on-orbit management solutions and constellation management services, as well as designs and manufactures small and medium-class rockets and develops flight and ground software. It also designs, manufactures, and sells Electron, an orbital small launch vehicle for small spacecraft launch services, as well as develops Neutron launch vehicles for large constellation deployments, interplanetary missions, and potentially for human spaceflight. In addition, the company designs and manufactures a range of components and subsystems for its launch vehicles and spacecraft. It serves commercial, aerospace prime contractors, and government customers. Rocket Lab Corporation was formerly known as Rocket Lab USA, Inc. and changed its name to Rocket Lab Corporation in August 2021. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Long Beach, California.
History
Rocket Lab was founded in 2006 by Peter Beck in Auckland, New Zealand, initially building suborbital test rockets; its Ātea-1 sounding rocket flew in 2009. The company relocated to Long Beach, California, in 2013 and was renamed Rocket Lab USA. Its Electron small launch vehicle first reached orbit in January 2018. It went public via a SPAC merger (Vector Acquisition Corp) in August 2021 (Nasdaq: RKLB) and was renamed Rocket Lab Corporation. The company now operates Launch Services and Space Systems segments, with the Neutron medium-class vehicle in development.
Industry position
Rocket Lab is described as the second-largest publicly listed commercial-space player after the privately held SpaceX, and is vertically integrated across rocket design, manufacturing, launch, spacecraft and on-orbit services. Its Electron holds a leading position in the sub-1-tonne small-launch market, while Space Systems (including the Photon platform and the acquired Geost EO/IR payloads) generates the majority of revenue. It serves commercial, aerospace prime-contractor and government customers, competing in launch against SpaceX, ULA, Blue Origin and Arianespace, and in spacecraft against established defense primes.