Market analytics and operational performance indicators
Corporate Command Deck
Orient on leadership concentration, acquisition posture, government backlog, and insider activity before drilling into the underlying filings.
What matters now
Rocket Lab Corporate Intelligence
Use this strip to size leadership concentration, M&A footprint, and federal demand before moving into the detailed records below.
Who controls the company, and how much equity is attached
Leadership cards combine current role coverage, share ownership, and linked Form 4 activity so you can scan influence and alignment without bouncing between filings.
Key Executives
Board of Directors
M&A momentum, corroboration, and integration footprint
This section separates confirmed transactions from unresolved external signals so you can distinguish documented corporate moves from still-forming deal chatter.
Deal Flow & Vertical Integration
- Announced 2026-06-28
Rocket Lab → Iridium Communications Inc.
UndisclosedPendingTwo-step merger making Iridium an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Rocket Lab
SEC 2026-06-29 - Closed 2026-05-08
Rocket Lab → Mynaric AG
$155MCompletedNot explicitly stated in this filing, though related to the April 2026 share issuance.
Acquisition of Mynaric AG via a Stock Purchase Agreement involving a private placement of shares.
SEC 2026-05-08 - Closed 2026-05-07
Rocket Lab → GEOST LLC
$325MCompletedStrategic expansion of space systems capabilities
Satellite components and spacecraft manufacturing company
SEC 2026-05-07 - Closed 2026-05-06
Rocket Lab → Motiv Space Systems, Inc.
$40MCompletedAdd Mars-proven robotics and achieve vertical integration of spacecraft components
Leader in space robotics and precision mechanisms
SEC 2026-05-07 - Closed 2026-02-26
Rocket Lab → Optical Support Inc
$0MCompletedVertical integration of optical subsystems for national security payloads including SDA PWSA and Golden Dome
Tucson-based designer and manufacturer of custom high-precision optical and electro-optical instruments
SEC 2026-02-26 - Closed 2026-02-26
Rocket Lab → Precision Components Limited
$0MCompletedEstablished Auckland Machine Complex for high-volume manufacturing of Electron, Neutron, and spacecraft components
Auckland-based precision machining company for aerospace components
SEC 2026-02-26 - Closed 2023-11-08
Rocket Lab → Warkworth, New Zealand assets
UndisclosedCompleted asset purchaseVertical integration of critical composites production and design capabilities.
Assets and production resources for composites production.
SEC 2023-11-08 - Closed 2023-08-08
Rocket Lab → Virgin Orbit (Assets)
$16MCompleted asset purchaseNeutron production facility and manufacturing equipment
Acquired Long Beach manufacturing facility and equipment from bankrupt Virgin Orbit.
SEC 2023-08-08 - Closed 2022-05-16
Rocket Lab → SolAero Technologies, Inc.
$80MCompletedSpace solar power generation capability
New Mexico-based space-grade solar cell and panel manufacturer.
SEC 2022-05-16 - Announced 2021-12-01
Rocket Lab → Planetary Systems Corporation
$42MPendingSatellite deployment and separation systems
Maryland-based mechanical separation systems manufacturer.
SEC 2021-11-15 - Closed 2021-10-12
Rocket Lab → Advanced Solutions Inc.
$40MCompletedFlight software and mission simulation capability
Colorado-based spacecraft flight software and mission simulation provider.
- Closed 2021-09-08
Rocket Lab → Vector Acquisition Corporation
UndisclosedCompleted mergerPublic listing and capital infusion for growth.
Merger to take Rocket Lab public.
SEC 2021-09-08 - Closed 2020-04-15
Rocket Lab → Sinclair Interplanetary
$0MCompletedVertical integration of spacecraft components
Toronto-based spacecraft reaction wheel and star tracker manufacturer.
Program backlog, obligations, and award linkage
Contract rows show the strategic program list; linked SAM.gov awards tell you how much of that headline ceiling has actually started converting into funded work.
Enterprise-Wide Agile Acquisition Contract for developing military capabilities.
National Security Space Launch services via Neutron.
National Security Space Launch program for high-priority national security missions.
Prime contract to build 18 missile warning, tracking, and defense satellites with Phoenix IR sensors for PWSA Tranche 3.
Design and manufacture 18 satellites for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.
Tranche 2 Transport Layer - 18 Beta variant satellite buses for SDA Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.
Prime contract to build 18 spacecraft for the Tranche 2 Transport Layer program.
Constellation build of 18 spacecraft for the Space Development Agency.
Prime contractor to design, build and operate 18 satellites.
Venture-class launch services for small satellite missions.
Launch services for science and technology payloads.
Design and build 17 spacecraft buses for Globalstar.
Flight and payload integration services under NASA's Flight Opportunities Program 4.
Responsive space mission requiring launch with 24 hours' notice.
End-to-end launch-plus-spacecraft contract for responsive space demonstration.
Development of the Neutron launch vehicle's upper stage.
Other Transaction prototype award for small responsive launch work with Army Contracting Command - Picatinny Arsenal.
Launch contract for the Space Systems Command's Space Test Program.
Award to provide motorized lightbands for satellite separation systems.
Dedicated Electron launch services and mission support for NASA's CAPSTONE lunar technology demonstration.
Dedicated launch services for NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative under Venture Class Launch Services.
Research and development contract for low cost expendable launch technology.
NASA purchase order for Rocket Lab space vehicle components, including reaction wheels and related hardware.
Responsive small launch services for national security missions.
Space domain awareness satellite capability.
Experimental satellite bus hosting communications payloads.
Small satellite constellation for UK defense communications.
Responsive launch capability for Australian national security.
Development and test of Archimedes engine upper stage.
Neutron upper stage for SSC launch services.
Contract to supply solar power for three missile-warning satellites.
Deployment of 25 satellites across five dedicated Electron launches.
Manufacture and operate three Photon spacecraft for in-space manufacturing.
Support for national security interceptor program in partnership with Raytheon
Launch service agreement for multiple launches on the Neutron vehicle.
Federal defense contract supporting Neutron and the development of its Archimedes engine.
Study contract for a proposal to retrieve samples from Mars and return them to Earth.
Multi-mission contract to launch four dedicated launches on Electron in 2023.
Launch of 15 satellites across three Electron missions.
Recent Form 4 filings and directional signal grading
Signals below are derived from recent Section 16 disclosures, giving you a compact read on whether insider activity skews supportive, negative, or largely procedural.
Director Slusky sold 40,000 shares ($4.94M) in a discretionary open market transaction.
View FilingVP Agostino Ricupati received 27,532 restricted stock units as part of equity compensation.
View FilingCFO Adam Spice received 275,319 RSUs as part of a standard equity compensation grant.
View FilingCFO Spice sold 62,744 shares ($8.96M) via Rule 10b5-1 sell-to-cover tax obligation sales.
View FilingPresident Clevenger sold 15,557 shares (~$2.2M) via sell-to-cover tax withholding transactions.
View Filing