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Rocket Lab Secures $266 Million U.S. Space Force Launch Contract

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Domains carrying it

17

First reported

27 July 2026

Latest report

20 August 2026

Sectors

Space Tech

Where

United States

Timeline

  1. 27 July 2026Rocket Lab Secures $266 Million U.S. Space Force Launch Contractmarketwatch.com
  2. 28 July 2026Rocket Lab wins $460 million contract with US military1news.co.nz
  3. 4 August 2026Rocket Lab Awarded $397 Million Contract to Build andglobenewswire.com
  4. 5 August 2026Rocket Lab Awarded $397 Million U.S. Space Force Contract for SB-AMTI Space-Based ...quiverquant.com
  5. 6 August 20263 companies getting $615 million for satellites to track aircraft and missile threatsal.com
  6. 7 August 20263 companies getting $615 million for satellites to track aircraft and missile threatsmasslive.com
  7. 11 August 2026Rocket Lab: Backlog Reaches Record $2.36 Billion As New Space Systems And Launch ...pulse2.com
  8. 18 August 2026Rocket Lab Onboarded to U.S. Space Force's $981M NITE-STAR Program to Advance ...investingnews.com
  9. 19 August 2026Rocket Lab Joins US Space Force Consortium and Secures $12M Satellite Contractstradingview.com
  10. 20 August 2026Why Rocket Lab is becoming a bigger defense playeraol.com

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