Rocket Lab will fly back-to-back missions from its two New Zealand launchpad for U.S. national security agency
Each new launch site will add to the frequency with which Rocket Lab can fly missions, as its additive production and robotic assembly procedures presently help it produce its Electron launch automobiles at a quick speed. It might bring that turnaround time down to just days or even hours, providing responsive launch capabilities in line with what small satellite business customers, and national defense firms, are increasingly seeking as they look to build satellite constellations made up of little, cheap spacecraft that can be introduced rapidly and frequently in order to develop in network redundancy. With all three of its launch pads online, which ought to take place by the end of the year, Rocket Lab prepares for being able to manage as many as 130 missions per year.