Kepler selects Rocket Lab’s Neutron for 2028 mission
Rocket Lab won a contract to fly Kepler Communications’ first dedicated commercial launch on its Neutron rocket.
The mission is set for no earlier than 2028 from Launch Complex 3 in Wallops Island, Virginia.
The flight will deploy multiple satellites to expand Kepler’s low Earth orbit constellation with optical connectivity, on-orbit compute, and hosted payload capacity.
The deal adds to a run of commercial bookings that Rocket Lab said is pushing Neutron’s manifest toward full capacity through decade-end.
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