Rocket Lab Neutron

<p>Neutron is a <a href="/facts/Reusable_launch_system/j0WC10op">partially reusable</a> <a href="/facts/Medium-lift_launch_vehicle/lYXwEPwC">medium-lift</a> <a href="/facts/Two-stage-to-orbit/rD0nmgs0">two-stage</a> launch vehicle under development by <a href="/facts/Rocket_Lab/o5Wlgg6P">Rocket Lab</a>. Announced on 1 March 2021, the vehicle is designed to be capable of delivering a payload of 13,000 kg (28,700 lb) to <a href="/facts/Low_Earth_orbit/rq1TwayJ">low Earth orbit</a> in a <a href="/facts/Reusable_launch_vehicle/j0WC10op">partially reusable configuration</a>, and will focus on the growing <a href="/facts/Megaconstellation/LPGTDCFy">megaconstellation</a> <a href="/facts/Satellite/PTX8c68t">satellite</a> delivery market. The vehicle is expected to be operational sometime in 2025. It uses <a href="/facts/Liquid_oxygen/qnI0KDTb">LOX</a> and <a href="/facts/Liquid_methane/kBHneYnh">liquid methane</a> <a href="/facts/Rocket_propellant/IyFhQEA2">propellant</a> on both stages of the vehicle.
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Rocket Lab Neutron open-in-new

Rocket Lab Neutron