Kepler selects Rocket Lab Neutron for its first dedicated satellite launch
70 FOMOKepler selected Rocket Lab's Neutron launch vehicle for its first dedicated launch mission. The mission is scheduled no earlier than 2028 and will deploy next-generation satellites designed to expand network capacity, optical connectivity and hosted-payload services. Kepler also disclosed that its operational network had achieved 10x year-over-year revenue growth. Future satellites are designed to support data rates up to 100 Gbps.
Why it matters
Selecting Neutron gives Kepler a dedicated deployment path for its next growth phase and demonstrates confidence in Rocket Lab's future medium-lift offering. The reported revenue growth is an important early signal that commercial demand is developing alongside the constellation.
The numbers
Money
The next-generation infrastructure is now supporting a growing customer base, achieving 10x year-over-year revenue growth.
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The next generation of satellites will build on that foundation with higher network capacity, support for data rates up to 100 Gbps.
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Kepler Communications ·
Kepler Selects Rocket Lab’s Neutron for First Dedicated Launch as Network Expansion AcceleratesKepler selected Rocket Lab's Neutron vehicle for its first dedicated launch mission, scheduled no earlier than 2028. The mission will deploy next-generation satellites to expand optical connectivity, onboard computing and hosted-payload capacity. Kepler said its operational network had achieved 10x year-over-year revenue growth in 2026 and that future satellites would support data rates up to 100 Gbps.
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Kepler selected Rocket Lab's Neutron launch vehicle for its first dedicated launch mission. The miss