Rocket Lab Neutron

Neutron
Manufacturer	Rocket Lab
Country of origin	United States
Size
Height	42.8 m; 140.4 ft;
Diameter	7 m; 5 m;
Mass	480,000 kg; 1,060,000 lb;
Associated rockets
Comparable	Falcon 9
Launch history
Status	In development
Launch sites	MARS (planned)
First flight	2024 (planned)
Mass	13,000 kg; 28,660 lb; 15,000 kg; 33,000 lb;
Payloads
Payload to low Earth orbit
Mass	13,000 kg; 28,660 lb; 15,000 kg; 33,000 lb;
Payload to Moon
Payload to Venus
Mass	1,500 kg; 3,300 lb;
Payload to Mars
Mass	1,500 kg; 3,300 lb;
Diameter	7 m; 23 ft;
Stages information
First stage
Diameter	7 m; 23 ft;
Powered by	Archimedes (9);
Maximum thrust	7,300 kN; 1,640,000 lbf;
Specific impulse	320 s;
Propellant	liquid methane; liquid oxygen;
Second stage
Height	11.5 m;
Diameter	5 m; 16 ft;
Powered by	Archimedes Vacuum (1);
Maximum thrust	1,110 kN; 200,000 lbf;
Propellant	liquid methane; liquid oxygen;

Neutron is a medium-lift two-stage launch vehicle under development by Rocket Lab. Announced on 1 March 2021, the vehicle is being designed to be capable of delivering a payload of 13,000 kg (28,700 lb) to low Earth orbit in a partially reusable configuration, and will focus on the growing megaconstellation satellite delivery market. The vehicle is expected to be operational sometime in 2024. It uses LOX and liquid methane propellant on both stages of the vehicle.

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