Rocket Lab
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Awards
Space Force Adds Impulse Space and Relativity Federal to $5.6B Lane 1 Launch Pool
Space Force awarded Impulse Space and Relativity Federal spots on the $5.6B NSSL Lane 1 launch IDIQ, adding an upper-stage-only prime and a reusable-rocket startup to a pool that now spans seven companies through FY2029.
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Awards
Space Force Sets 16-Hour Launch Record With Victus Haze, Opening Rapid Reconstitution to On-Orbit Inspection
Rocket Lab's Electron launched the Victus Haze satellite for the Space Force on June 19, 2026, just 16 hours and 42 minutes after receiving notice — shattering the 2023 Victus Nox record of 27 hours and demonstrating rapid rendezvous with a non-compliant satellite in LEO.
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Awards
Space Development Agency awards $3.5B for 72 missile-tracking satellites — Tranche 3 four-vendor split
Lockheed Martin, L3Harris, Rocket Lab, and Northrop Grumman each build 18 satellites for the Tracking Layer Tranche 3 constellation. Launches scheduled FY29. Lockheed leads at $1.1B; Rocket Lab's award is its largest defense win.
