On August 5, Rocket Lab USA, Inc. rose 5.03% in pre-market trading, trading at $78.13/share, with turnover of $7.97 million.
On the news front, the company secured a $397 million contract from the U.S. Space Force to build and launch a series of specialized satellites dubbed Flatellites for the Space-Based Airborne Moving Target Indicator program. The contract marks a significant milestone in Rocket Lab's defense aerospace positioning and represents a major departure from traditional satellite architecture in military reconnaissance.
This award follows a string of recent contract wins, including a $266 million multi-launch deal from the U.S. Space Force for 12 HASTE suborbital launches supporting missile defense missions, and a three-launch agreement with Japan-based iQPS. The company is also approaching its Q2 earnings release on August 10, with markets anticipating continued high revenue growth following last quarter's $200 million in revenue representing 63.46% year-over-year growth and 38.18% gross margin.
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