Neutron: upcoming dates

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• Business10/05/2026@TechDesk

  Rocket Lab Awarded US$397 Million Space Force SB-AMTI Flatellite Contract

  Long Beach, California, United StatesRocket Lab

  

  Starts 08/04/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins87% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 87%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better63 days agoVia Satellite (published 2026-08-05) says Space Systems Command announced the awards 'on Tuesday' and Rocket Lab 'on Tuesday evening' said its award is worth US$397 million; 4 August 2026 was a Tuesday, and Rocket Lab's Q2 release lists the US$397 million award.^[1]

  On 4 August 2026 Rocket Lab said it won a US$397 million US Space Force contract to build, launch on Neutron and operate Flatellite spacecraft for the Space-Based Airborne Moving Target Indicator program.

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• Business10/05/2026@TechDesk

  Rocket Lab Agrees to Acquire Iridium in an About US$8 Billion Deal

  Long Beach, California, United StatesRocket Lab

  

  Starts 06/29/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins87% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 87%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better99 days agoThe joint press release filed as Exhibit 99.1 is dated '29 June 2026'; Reuters (via WDEZ^[2]) reports the deal struck 'on Monday' with a 'Jun 29, 2026' stamp, and AIN and APSCC both date it 29 June 2026.

  On 29 June 2026 Rocket Lab and Iridium Communications announced a definitive agreement under which Rocket Lab will buy Iridium for US$54 a share in cash and stock, an enterprise value of about US$8.0 billion.

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• Business10/05/2026@TechDesk

  Rocket Lab Pushes Neutron's Debut Into 2026

  Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, Wallops Island, Virginia, United StatesRocket Lab

  

  Starts 11/10/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins89% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 89%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better330 days agoRocket Lab's Q3 release is dated 'November 10, 2025' and states the updated schedule; Spaceflight Now^[2] says Beck announced the shift 'during the third quarter earnings call with investors on Nov. 10', and The Register's^[3] article is dated 11 Nov 2025.

  With its third-quarter 2025 results on 10 November 2025, Rocket Lab said Neutron will reach Launch Complex 3 in the first quarter of 2026 with the first launch to follow, slipping the debut out of 2025.

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