How was Rocket Lab's first quarter $RKLB operationally?



Launches (6 with a 100% success rate):
• January 22 - Launch number 80 for deploying two satellites for Open Cosmos
• January 30 - Launch number 81 for deploying NeonSat-1A for Korea's KAIST University
• February 28 - Launch number 82 to test HASTE (second within 3 months for the Defense Innovation Unit)
• March 6 - Launch number 83 for deploying a commercial satellite for a secret client
• March 20 - Launch number 84 for deploying the StriX radar satellite for Japan's Synspective
• March 28 - Launch number 85, the first dedicated launch for the European Space Agency

Contracts:
• February 26 - Multi-mission contract with BlackSky for 4 Electron missions
• March 18 - The company's largest deal ever: $190 million for 20 missions over 4 years with the U.S. Department of Defense
• 28 new launches booked in the first quarter alone, (more than the total for 2025)

The only challenge in the quarter was delaying the first test launch of the Neutron rocket to Q4 2026 after initial test failures

Financial results tomorrow after market close
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