Rocket Lab Neutron
Neutron is Rocket Lab's developing reusable medium-lift launch vehicle for constellation deployment, national-security missions, cargo delivery, and deep-space payloads. Its carbon-composite first stage carries the captive 'Hungry Hippo' fairing back to Earth and is designed for return-to-launch-site or downrange landing. Nine methane-fueled Archimedes engines power the first stage and one vacuum Archimedes powers the expendable upper stage.
Identity
- Aliases
- Neutron launch vehicleRocket Lab Neutron launch vehicleNeutron medium-lift rocket
- Family Name
- Neutron
- Full Name
- Rocket Lab Neutron
- Reusability
- partially_reusable
- Slug
- rocket-lab-neutron
- Status
- development
- Type
- rocket
Details
- Description
- Neutron is Rocket Lab's developing reusable medium-lift launch vehicle for constellation deployment, national-security missions, cargo delivery, and deep-space payloads. Its carbon-composite first stage carries the captive 'Hungry Hippo' fairing back to Earth and is designed for return-to-launch-site or downrange landing. Nine methane-fueled Archimedes engines power the first stage and one vacuum Archimedes powers the expendable upper stage.
- Diameter M
- 7
- Engines
- Count
- 9
- Name
- Archimedes
- Placement
- core
- Count
- 1
- Name
- Vacuum Archimedes
- Placement
- upper
- Height M
- 43
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 480,000
- Manufacturer Id
- jd789bbr70s3k0kj4czsm3ep0n7kq3ry
- Operator Id
- jd789bbr70s3k0kj4czsm3ep0n7kq3ry
- Payload Capacity Kg
- Leo
- 13,000
- Stages Count
- 2
- Strap On Boosters Count
- 0
Links
- Official Url
- https://rocketlabcorp.com/launch/neutron/
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_Lab_Neutron
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/14/2026, 5:54:56 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/14/2026, 5:54:56 AM