Rocket Lab wins Kepler dedicated Neutron launch contract for 2028 mission

• Rocket Lab won a contract to fly Kepler Communications’ first dedicated commercial launch on its Neutron rocket.
• Mission set for no earlier than 2028 from Launch Complex 3 in Wallops Island, Virginia.
• Flight will deploy multiple satellites to expand Kepler’s low Earth orbit constellation with optical connectivity, on-orbit compute, hosted payload capacity.
• 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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