About RKLB.FYI
An independent, unofficial Rocket Lab launch and mission tracker.
RKLB.FYI gathers Rocket Lab launch schedules, mission records, and news coverage from public sources into one place. It is an independent, unofficial project and is not affiliated with Rocket Lab (see Unofficial Resource). Nothing here is investment advice (see Not Investment Advice).
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Where the data comes from
Launches and missions
- The Space Devs: Launch Library 2 is the primary record for launch dates, status, and launch pads. thespacedevs.com(opens in new tab)
- Wikipedia: Cross-checks launch details and supplies payload mass and booster recovery. List of Electron launches(opens in new tab)
- RKLB.wiki: A community archive, imported once to backfill early mission records. rklb.wiki(opens in new tab)
- Rocket Lab investor relations: Rocket Lab's own press releases, used to confirm mission outcomes. investors.rocketlabcorp.com(opens in new tab)
- CelesTrak: Satellite catalog data showing whether a launch put objects in orbit. celestrak.org(opens in new tab)
- GCAT: Jonathan McDowell's launch and space-object catalog. Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org. planet4589.org(opens in new tab)
News
News is collected from Rocket Lab investor relations(opens in new tab), SpaceNews(opens in new tab), NASASpaceflight(opens in new tab), Spaceflight Now(opens in new tab), Space.com(opens in new tab), Payload(opens in new tab), and Via Satellite(opens in new tab). Every story links to the original publisher. When several outlets cover the same story, the most authoritative source is kept.
Stock quote
The RKLB quote comes from Yahoo Finance(opens in new tab). It may be delayed and is shown for general information only.
How often it updates
- Launch data: checked every five minutes, and refreshed more often as a launch approaches.
- Cross-check sources: checked every hour, with each source polled on its own schedule of up to once a day.
- Satellite catalogs: refreshed once a day.
- News: collected every three hours, with summaries refreshed every six hours.
How we reconcile conflicting sources
- The Space Devs is the primary record for launch dates, status, and pads. Every other source is kept as separate evidence rather than written over it.
- A missing detail, such as payload mass or booster recovery, is filled in only when independent sources agree, and an existing value is never overwritten this way.
- When a source disagrees with a published date, status, or pad, the published value stays and the field is flagged until the sources agree or it is checked by hand.
- A disputed change to a mission's final outcome waits for a second source or a person to confirm it.
- Details that have been checked and locked by hand are never overwritten by automated updates.
How we use AI
AI helps summarize collected news coverage and derive some launch details, such as mission-name explanations. Generated text can contain mistakes, so check the linked source when precision matters. Read the full disclosure: How RKLB.FYI uses AI.
Corrections
Found a wrong date, status, or detail? Email [email protected] with a link to the page and, if you can, a source. Errors are corrected when identified, and corrected details can be locked so automated updates do not reintroduce them. See the corrections note on How RKLB.FYI uses AI.
Contact
For questions, feedback, or corrections, email [email protected]. Data attribution and credits are on Credits & Disclaimers.