Rocket Lab (Acquisition)

Funding Details
Awarder
RSS - spacenews.com
Date Award
May 27, 2025
Vertical
Aerospace
Funding URL
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Funding Amount:
$275,000,000

Company Info
Founding Year
2006
Traction
Rocket Lab holds a $515 million contract to produce and operate 18 data-relay satellites for the Space Development Agency.
Company Description
Rocket Lab is a publicly traded aerospace manufacturer and launch services provider that is expanding into the defense sector through the acquisition of Geost, a supplier of electro-optical and infrared sensor payloads used in U.S. military satellites.
Market
Defense and Military Satellite Technology
Location
Long Beach, California, United States

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