Rocket Lab Completes Mission For German Wildfire Detection Firm, Targets 20+ Launches In 2025

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:RKLB) shares are trading lower premarket on Thursday. On Wednesday, the company successfully executed a rapid-turnaround launch for Germany-based wildfire detection company OroraTech, completing the mission within four months of contract signing.

The mission, named Finding Hot Wildfires Near You, lifted off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Pad B, in Mahia, New Zealand, on March 27 at 4:30 AM NZDT.

The company deployed eight satellites into a 550 km circular low Earth orbit.

Rocket Lab founder and CEO Peter Beck said, “This launch is yet another ...