Neutron
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Neutron is Rocket Lab’s next-generation medium-lift reusable rocket designed to carry satellites and support missions including constellation deployment and potential human spaceflight.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medium-lift launch vehicle
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orbital launch vehicle ⓘ reusable rocket ⓘ |
| announcedBy |
Peter Beck
NERFINISHED
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Rocket Lab CEO ⓘ |
| announcedOn | 2021-03-01 ⓘ |
| companyTicker | NASDAQ:RKLB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitiveWith |
Relativity Space Terran R
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SpaceX Falcon 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
New Zealand
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designer | Rocket Lab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developmentPhase | testing and construction ⓘ |
| engineManufacturer | Rocket Lab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineType | Archimedes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fairingDesign | integrated fairing ⓘ |
| fairingReusability | designed for reuse ⓘ |
| family | Rocket Lab launch vehicles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstStageEngineType | Archimedes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedCertification | human spaceflight capable (planned) ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
cargo missions
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constellation deployment ⓘ potential human spaceflight ⓘ satellite launch ⓘ |
| landingMethod | propulsive landing ⓘ |
| landingMode |
downrange ocean platform landing
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return-to-launch-site landing (planned) ⓘ |
| launchPad | Launch Complex 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchSite | Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchSiteLocation | Wallops Island, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Rocket Lab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketSegment | medium-lift launch market ⓘ |
| material | carbon composite ⓘ |
| missionProfile | constellation deployment in single mission ⓘ |
| numberOfStages | 2 ⓘ |
| payloadType |
cargo for space stations
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constellation satellites ⓘ satellites ⓘ |
| predecessor | Electron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propellantType |
liquid methane
ⓘ
liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| reusability |
designed for rapid turnaround
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first stage reusable ⓘ |
| secondStageEngineType | vacuum-optimized Archimedes ⓘ |
| status | under development ⓘ |
| targetOrbit |
geostationary transfer orbit
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low Earth orbit ⓘ sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ |
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