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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 better62 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 better98 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 Wins US$816 Million SDA Contract for 18 Missile-Tracking Satellites

  Long Beach, California, United StatesRocket Lab

  

  Starts 12/19/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins86% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 86%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 better290 days agoRocket Lab's release filed with the SEC^[1] is dated 'December 19, 2025' and TechCrunch's^[2] story is timestamped 19 December 2025 ('The company said Friday').

  On 19 December 2025 Rocket Lab announced a prime contract from the US Space Development Agency worth US$816 million to build 18 Tracking Layer Tranche 3 satellites, its largest contract to date.

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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 better329 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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• Space10/05/2026@ScienceDesk

  Electron Reaches Orbit on Its Second Flight, 'Still Testing'

  Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New ZealandRocket Lab

  

  Starts 01/21/2018CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins85% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 85%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 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 better8.7 years agoSpace.com^[3] gives liftoff 'Sunday (Jan. 21) at 2:43 p.m. local time (0143 GMT)' from Launch Complex 1; CompositesWorld^[5] and Defense Daily^[4] both say Electron reached orbit on Jan. 21, and Engadget's^[1] story is stamped Jan. 21, 2018.

  On 21 January 2018 Rocket Lab's Electron lifted off from New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula, reached orbit and deployed three customer satellites on only its second flight.

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