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Rocket Lab completes Preliminary Design Review for $515 million contract with U.S. Defense Department

Jan 09, 2025over 1 year ago

Contract Type

contract

Long BeachManufacturingScience And EngineeringPrivacy And SecuritySecurityAerospaceSatellite CommunicationAviation & Aerospace

Description

Rocket Lab National Security LLC has successfully completed its Preliminary Design Review for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 2 Transport Layer-Beta program, a critical step in the $515 million firm-fixed-price contract. The company will now advance into the detailed design phase to deliver 18 advanced data transport satellites for the U.S. Department of Defense’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.

Company Information

Company

Rocket Lab USA

Location

3881 McGowen St

Long Beach, California, United States

About

Rocket Lab is an end-to-end space company that provides launch services, satellite manufacturing, spacecraft components, and on-orbit management solutions.

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