The $32 million contract will see Rocket Lab
design and manufacture a spacecraft to conduct rendezvous proximity
operations, before launching it on Electron with 24 hours’ notice
for Space Systems Command’s VICTUS HAZE mission
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the
Company”) today announced that it has been selected for a $32M U.S.
Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) contract to deliver the
VICTUS HAZE Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) mission. The
mission will see Rocket Lab design, build, launch, and operate a
rendezvous proximity operation (RPO) capable spacecraft. The
mission was contracted under Rocket Lab National Security, a wholly
owned subsidiary that serves the U.S. and its allies with
responsive and reliable launch services, spacecraft manufacturing,
and space systems capabilities.
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Rocket Lab's Electron launch vehicle will
be used to launch a Rocket Lab-built spacecraft for the Space
Systems Command VICTUS HAZE mission. (Photo: Business Wire)
SSC’s Space Safari’s VICTUS HAZE mission will be an exercise of
a realistic threat-response scenario and on-orbit space domain
awareness (SDA) demonstration. Rocket Lab and a second performer,
True Anomaly, will both demonstrate the ability to build rendezvous
and proximity operation (RPO) capable space vehicles and command
and control centers. The mission is targeted for launch in
2025.
Once the spacecraft build is complete, Rocket Lab will be
entered into a Hot Standby Phase awaiting further direction. Once
the exercise begins, Rocket Lab will be given notice to launch the
spacecraft into a target orbit. After reaching orbit, the
spacecraft will be rapidly commissioned and readied for operations.
Rocket Lab will configure a Pioneer class spacecraft bus to meet
the unique requirements of the VICTUS HAZE mission and launch the
spacecraft on Electron from either Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, NZ or
Launch Complex 2 in Wallops, VA. Once on orbit, the spacecraft will
conduct a variety of dynamic space operations to demonstrate SDA
characterization capabilities with True Anomaly’s spacecraft, the
Jackal autonomous orbital vehicle.
The mission will improve Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS)
processes and timelines, demonstrating the ability to respond to
on-orbit threats on very short timelines and validating techniques
for space domain awareness (SDA) and on-orbit characterization.
Rocket Lab’s constellation-class production capability and
discriminating technical capabilities in the areas of in-space
propulsion, precision attitude control, low latency communications,
and autonomous operations are key enablers for this mission.
“It’s an honor to be selected by the Space Systems Command to
partner in delivering the VICTUS HAZE mission and demonstrate the
kind of advanced tactically responsive capabilities critical to
evolving national security needs,” said Rocket Lab founder and CEO,
Peter Beck. “VICTUS HAZE builds on Rocket Lab’s proven track record
of delivering launch and spacecraft solutions that enable advanced
missions on accelerated timelines. The ability to design, build,
launch and operate a spacecraft within one streamlined team is rare
and will deliver unparalleled speed and value to the nation. We’re
excited to take TacRS to the next level.”
The VICTUS HAZE mission joins a growing list of U.S. Space Force
programs supported by Rocket Lab, including the successful launch
of the Space Test Program’s Monolith satellite on Electron in 2021;
a newly-announced $14.49 million contract to launch the SSC’s
STP-30 mission on Electron within 24 months; a $24.35 million
contract with the SSC for the development of the Neutron launch
vehicle’s upper stage; and a recent $515 million contract award
from the Space Development Agency to design and build 18 Tranche 2
Transport Layer-Beta Data Transport Satellites (T2TL - Beta).
+ About Rocket Lab
Founded in 2006, Rocket Lab is an end-to-end space company with
an established track record of mission success. We deliver reliable
launch services, satellite manufacture, spacecraft components, and
on-orbit management solutions that make it faster, easier, and more
affordable to access space. Headquartered in Long Beach,
California, Rocket Lab designs and manufactures the Electron small
orbital launch vehicle, the Photon satellite platform, and the
Company is developing the large Neutron launch vehicle for
constellation deployment. Since its first orbital launch in January
2018, Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle has become the second
most frequently launched U.S. rocket annually and has delivered
180+ satellites to orbit for private and public sector
organizations, enabling operations in national security, scientific
research, space debris mitigation, Earth observation, climate
monitoring, and communications. Rocket Lab’s Photon spacecraft
platform has been selected to support NASA missions to the Moon and
Mars, as well as the first private commercial mission to Venus.
Rocket Lab has three launch pads at two launch sites, including two
launch pads at a private orbital launch site located in New Zealand
and a third launch pad in Virginia. To learn more, visit
www.rocketlabusa.com.
+ About Space Safari
The Space Safari Program Office, under Space Systems Command
(SSC), a Field Command within the U.S. Space Force, was created in
January 2021 to respond to high-priority, urgent space needs by
rapidly acquiring, integrating, and executing missions in support
of USSPACECOM requirements and other combatant commander urgent
operational needs. Space Safari’s end-to-end missions include
spacecraft bus and payload acquisition, launch, and on-orbit
operations for a variety of mission needs.
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+ Rocket Lab Media Contact Morgan Bailey
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