r/RocketLab

4.6K archived posts · Jul 2014 – Sep 2026

Rocket Lab: Innovative Access to Space

r/RocketLab

Fan-run subreddit for Rocket Lab, the end-to-end space company

Created Jul 29, 2014

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4.6KArchived posts

This fan-run subreddit is for news and discussion about Rocket Lab's spaceflight operations.

Please direct stock or investment discussion to r/RKLB or the pinned Stock Discussion Thread.

# + Rocket Lab Website # + Rules # + Wiki

Rocket Lab’s mission is to remove the barriers to commercial space. It was founded on the belief that small payloads require dedicated small launch vehicles and the flexibility not currently offered by traditional rocket systems. Founded 2006 in New Zealand

#Vehicles:

Electron Stats:

Height: 18 m
Nominal Payload: 200 kg
Max Payload: 300 kg
Liftoff mass: 13,000 kg

E^- FIRST STAGE

Lift Off Thrust: 224.2 kN
ISP: 311 SEC

E^- SECOND STAGE

Total Thrust: 25.8 kN
ISP: 343 sec

THIRD "KICK" STAGE

Propellant: Liquid bi-propellant

NEUTRON STATS

Height: 40 m
Nominal Payload LEO: 8,000 kg
Nominal Payload to Luna: 2,000 kg
Nominal Payload Mars & Venus: 1,500 kg
Estimated Liftoff mass: 450,000 kg

FIRST STAGE

Lift Off Thrust: unk kN
ISP: Unk sec

SECOND STAGE

Total Thrust: Unk kN
ISP: Unk sec

Both Stages

Propellant: Liquid bi-propellant
LOX & Kerosene

#Related Subreddits

^r/SpaceX

^r/Space

^r/Spaceflight

^r/Ignitionporn

^r/NewZealand

^/r/spaceweather

^(This subreddit is entirely fan-run. For official Rocket Lab news, please visit) ^rocketlabusa.com

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