TBD

Neutron | Maiden Flight

Test Flight

Time to liftoff

Targeting 2027

Target Window

2027

Exact time to be confirmed

Net Precision

Year

— Mission

Maiden Flight

Unknown· N/A

Maiden flight of the Neutron launch vehicle.

— Rocket

Vehicle

Neutron

Neutron is an upcoming medium-lift two-stage launch vehicle under development by Rocket Lab. Neutron features a reusable first stage fueled by LOX and Methane.

Length: 40 m
Diameter: 7 m
Launch Mass: 480 t
LEO Capacity: 15,000 kg

Launches

Success

Failures

— Launch Pad

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 3 (Launch Area 0 D)

Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia

— Launch Provider

Commercial

Rocket Lab

Est. 2006 · CEO: Peter Beck

Rocket Lab is an American aerospace manufacturer with a wholly owned New Zealand subsidiary. The company develops lightweight, cost-effective commercial rocket launch services. The Electron Program was founded on the premise that small payloads such as CubeSats require dedicated small launch vehicles and flexibility not currently offered by traditional rocket systems. Its rocket, the Electron, is a light-weight rocket and is now operating commercially. The company is also producing a variety of spacecrafts and spacecrafts components.

Total

Success

Pending