📢 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗡: $Rocket Lab(RKLB.US) Rocket Lab Secures Dedicated Neutron Launch Contract From Kepler Communications

👉 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀:

➤ 𝗥𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝗯 selected for dedicated 𝗡𝗲𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻 mission by Kepler Communications.

➤ Mission is scheduled to launch no earlier than 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟴.

➤ Launch will originate from 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗽𝘀 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱, Virginia.

➤ Neutron will deploy multiple 𝗞𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗿 satellites into low Earth orbit.

➤ Satellites add 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 and on-orbit computing capacity.

➤ New capacity will support both 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 and government missions.

➤ Kepler previously deployed its first 𝟯𝟯 𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 through rideshare launches.

➤ Contract represents Kepler's 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 dedicated commercial launch mission.

➤ Rocket Lab says Neutron's manifest approaches 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 through decade-end.

👉 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀:

➤ Adds another commercial customer to Rocket Lab's growing 𝗡𝗲𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻 backlog.

➤ Strengthens Neutron's position in the competitive 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘂𝗺-𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘁 launch market.

➤ Dedicated launches provide customers greater 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲 and orbital flexibility.

➤ Near-full manifest signals strong commercial demand extending through the decade.

👉 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀:

𝗦𝗶𝗿 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗸, Founder and CEO of Rocket Lab:

“We’re proud to add Kepler to the growing list of organizations selecting Neutron to deliver their missions to orbit. Neutron is the space industry’s next generation medium-lift rocket that puts constellation operators in the driver’s seat with tailored missions and secure access to space.”

𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗠𝗶𝘁𝗿𝘆, CEO and Co-Founder of Kepler:

"Selecting Rocket Lab for our first dedicated launch marks an important milestone for Kepler as we continue to scale our infrastructure,” said Mina Mitry, CEO and co-founder of Kepler. “Our customer demand continues to grow, and dedicated launch provides the flexibility to expand and deliver more capacity and capability to the missions we support."