Rocket Lab Corp

RKLB

Market cap $33.5B

Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) has successfully completed its 15th mission of 2025 and the first of 21 new launches for Synspective. The “Owl New World” mission lifted off from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand at 16:33 UTC on October 14, deploying Synspective's seventh StriX SAR satellite to a 583 km low Earth orbit.

Rocket Lab (RKLB 3.88%) just crossed $66 after a monster run, but the real inflection point depends on Neutron's first flight, rising HASTE demand, and a shift toward higher-margin systems revenue. In this video, I cover the one timing signal I'm tracking and the catalysts I think could rerate the stock.

MAHIA, New Zealand, Oct. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today successfully launched its 15th mission of the year and the first of 21 new launches for Synspective. The “Owl New World” mission launched on Electron from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand at 16:33 UTC on October 14 to deploy the seventh StriX satellite to a 583km low Earth orbit.

RKLB expands in Japan with JAXA, iQPS and Synspective deals, boosting its launch pipeline but facing high costs and a premium valuation.

Rocket Lab's (NASDAQ: RKLB) stock has garnered considerable investor interest in 2025, climbing over 150% year-to-date. Trading at about $65, this extraordinary surge reflects an increasing optimism surrounding the company's Neutron rocket program and its growing involvement in the commercial space sector.

Rocket Lab (RKLB 4.11%) stock jumped another 4.4% through 12:35 p.m. ET on Monday.

Rocket Lab continues its ambitious growth strategy with the ultimate goal of making the company an end-to-end space company. Rocket Lab's growth is supported by major contracts, including Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Synspective, driving international expansion and market share. The company boasts a robust balance sheet, expanding R&D, and strategic acquisitions like Geost and Mynaric AG, positioning RKLB as an end-to-end space solutions provider.

Call 2025 "the year of Rocket Lab."

The modern space race is upon us. The high-stakes competition for technological dominance, commercial innovation, and strategic advantage is here.

After a stock skyrockets by around 500% in just 12 months, as Rocket Lab (RKLB -3.21%) has, it's only natural to wonder if it rose too quickly, and in so doing, has become too overvalued to safely invest in.