Rocket Lab Neutron

Neutron

Function	Reusable orbital launcher
Manufacturer	Rocket Lab
Country of origin	United 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
Comparable	Falcon 9
Launch history
Status	In development
Launch sites	MARS, LC-3
First flight	2025 (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
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Neutron is a partially reusable medium-lift two-stage launch vehicle under development by Rocket Lab. Announced on 1 March 2021, the vehicle is 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]