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Neutron
FunctionReusable orbital launcher
ManufacturerRocket Lab
Country of originUnited States
Cost per launch$50 million[1]
Size
Height
  • 42.8 m
  • 140.4 ft
Diameter
  • 7 m
  • 5 m
Mass
  • 480,000 kg
  • 1,060,000 lb
Associated rockets
ComparableFalcon 9
Launch history
StatusIn development
Launch sitesMARS, LC-3
First flight2025 (planned)[2]
Payloads
Payload to low Earth orbit
Mass
  • 13,000 kg
  • 28,660 lb
  • 15,000 kg
  • 33,000 lb
Payload to Moon
Payload to Venus
Mass
  • 1,500 kg
  • 3,300 lb
Payload to Mars
Mass
  • 1,500 kg
  • 3,300 lb
Stages information
First stage
Diameter
  • 7 m
  • 23 ft
Powered by
  • Archimedes (9)
Maximum thrust
  • 7,300 kN
  • 1,640,000 lbf
Specific impulse
  • 320 s
Propellant
  • liquid methane
  • liquid oxygen
Second stage
Height
  • 11.5 m
Diameter
  • 5 m
  • 16 ft
Powered by
  • Archimedes Vacuum (1)
Maximum thrust
  • 1,110 kN
  • 200,000 lbf
Propellant
  • liquid methane
  • liquid oxygen

Neutron is a medium-lift two-stage launch vehicle under development by Rocket Lab. Announced on 1 March 2021, the vehicle is being designed to be capable of delivering a payload of 13,000 kg (28,700 lb) to low Earth orbit in a partially reusable configuration,[3] and will focus on the growing megaconstellation satellite delivery market.[4] The vehicle is expected to be operational sometime in 2025.[3][5] It uses LOX and liquid methane propellant on both stages of the vehicle.[4]

  1. ^ "Rocket Lab targets $50 million launch price for Neutron rocket to challenge SpaceX's Falcon 9". CNBC. 24 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Rocket Lab Completes Archimedes Engine Build, Begins Engine Test Campaign" (Press release). 6 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference rklb-Neutron was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference sn20210301 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Rocket Lab Completes Archimedes Engine Build, Begins Engine Test Campaign". www.businesswire.com. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.

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