Rocket Lab Awarded $90M Contract to Build GEO Satellites Hosting Space Domain Awareness Payload for U.S.

Space Force Awards $90M to Rocket Lab for Two GEO Satellites

Space Force has awarded a $90 million contract to Rocket Lab for satellites to host payloads that tracks objects in geosynchronous orbit. The award, announced by Rocket Lab and the Pentagon on May 21, will expand the Space Force’s space domain awareness capabilities in a critical orbit. The satellites will carry a small optical sensor called Heimdall—the Space Force first awarded a contract to GEOST to develop a low-cost “hosted” payload in 20…

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Rocket Lab Awarded $90M Contract to Build GEO Satellites Hosting Space Domain Awareness Payload for U.S. Space Force

Rocket Lab awarded $90m contract by U.S. Space Force to design, build, & operate two GEO satellites hosting Heimdall space domain awareness payload....

Rocket Lab Awarded $90M Contract to Build GEO Satellites Hosting Space Domain Awareness Payload for U.S.

LONG BEACH, Calif., May 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB) a leading launch and space systems company, today announced it has been awarded a $90 million contract by the U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command (SSC) to design, manufacture, integrate, and operate two geostationary (GEO) satellites hosting the Heimdall space domain awareness (SDA) payload. The award represents Rocket Lab's first satellite production …

Rocket Lab To Design, Build And Operate Two GEO Satellites For Space Domain Awareness Under $90 Million Contract

The Space Force’s Space Systems Command has awarded Rocket Lab [RKLB] a $90 million contract to design, build and operate for up to five years two geostationary (GEO) satellites with […]