Rocket Lab (RKLB) Stock: Space Force Satellite Deal, Record Electron Launches, Neutron Timeline, and Wall Street Forecasts Ahead of the Dec. 22, 2025 Market Open
Rocket Lab announced an $816 million U.S. Space Development Agency contract on Dec. 19 to build 18 missile warning satellites, its largest SDA award to date. The deal could bring Rocket Lab’s total program value to about $1 billion, with subsystem opportunities included. The company’s contracted backlog reportedly jumped to around $1.1 billion after the win. Deployment of the satellites is expected by 2029.