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[ 02 ]Vehicles

The fleet,
drawn to spec

Two rockets: the one flying today and the one coming next. Hover to see inside, open either for its blueprint, full specifications and mission profile, or put them side by side to scale. All drawings are original, stylised illustrations.

Inside: Payload, Kick Stage, Avionics, Stage 2 tanks, Batteries, Vacuum Rutherford, LOX / RP-1 tanks, Feed line, Electric pumps.

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Rocket

Electron

The dedicated ride for small satellites

Electron is a two-stage, carbon-composite launch vehicle built for small satellites. Instead of sharing a ride and waiting for a big rocket, a customer can book the whole vehicle: their orbit, their schedule. A third stage, the Kick Stage, then fine-tunes each payload's final orbit.

Height
18 m
Payload to LEO
300 kg
Engines
9 + 1 Rutherford
Launches
95
The Rutherford engine

Inside: Payload, Upper stage, Vacuum Archimedes, LOX / methane tanks, Feed line, Turbopumps.

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Rocket

Neutron

The next generation

Neutron is Rocket Lab's reusable medium-lift rocket, built for the era of satellite constellations. It is a two-stage vehicle made of carbon composite. Its wide first stage carries the fairing with it, opens like a clamshell to release the upper stage, then flies itself back to land.

Height
43 mPLANNED
Payload to LEO
13,000 kgPLANNED
Engines
9 + 1 ArchimedesPLANNED
Status
Not yet flownPLANNED
The Archimedes engine

Electron vs Neutron

Side by side, to scale

0 m10 m20 m30 m40 mELECTRON18 M · Ø1.2 MNEUTRON43 M · Ø7 MPERSON 1.8 M
ElectronNeutron
  • Height18 m43 m
  • Diameter1.2 m7 m
  • Payload to LEO300 kg13,000 kg (reusable)
  • EngineRutherford · electric pump-fed · LOX/RP-1Archimedes · staged combustion · LOX/methane
  • ReusabilityExpendable (booster recovery tested)Reusable first stage + fairing
  • Mission typesDedicated small-sat, rideshare, lunar, suborbital (HASTE)Constellations, national security, deep space
  • StatusOperational · 95 launchesIn development · not yet flown