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Rocket Lab locks in five Neutron launches via block sale to a “secret customer” as Neutron heads toward a late-2026 debut

Rocket Lab has announced a block sale covering five Neutron rocket launches plus three Electron flights to a confidential customer. The deal adds to Rocket Lab’s launch commitments while the company continues to target a late-2026 debut for Neutron.

Discovered 2026-05-07T15:54:17.626320-07:00 | 2026-05-07T15:54:17.626320-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The block sale of multiple Neutron missions (alongside Electron flights) signals demand for Rocket Lab’s next-generation small-launch capacity and cadence assumptions heading into Neutron’s late-2026 debut.
  • Timing is critical as launch-slot constraints increasingly decide which providers can meet customer deadlines—see the broader “cadence and deadline” dynamic in State of launch 2026.
  • For Rocket Lab specifically, this follows recent Neutron schedule-setting events, including the company’s prior re-baselining of Neutron’s inaugural flight after a propellant-tank test failure.

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2026-05-07T15:54:17.626320-07:00
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2026-05-14T10:36:24.259197-07:00
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