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=== Larger Neutron rocket will be the key to the future === In order to expand the market opportunity (by 2-4x, in Deutsche Bank's view), Rocket Lab will build a much larger 46m tall medium-class rocket capable of carrying 8,000kg payloads to LEO or 1,500kg to Mars/Venus. Management believes this size will be able to handle 98% of future satellite launches, targeting commercial and government constellations, representing an alternative to SpaceX Falcon 9 and also legacy carriers such as Soyuz and Antares. Constellation satellites need to be launched in batches to different orbital planes; this cannot be addressed by heavy rockets. Neutron will also have the ability to carry humans, which could be used for crew resupply for the International Space Station. There is also the issue of SpaceX operating its own Starlink satellite constellation, meaning it would likely always prioritize captive deployments. The rocket will be reusable (first stage) and have propulsive landing capabilities (i.e., launch and then come back to land on an ocean platform). While building a larger rocket will take time ($200m development program, maiden voyage in 2024), Rocket Lab anticipates leveraging existing know-how to reduce costs (expertise in avionics, software, communications, GNC, infrastructure). Operationally, Neutron will lift off from Rocket Lab's other site in Wallops Island, Virginia (Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport or Launch Complex 2). The launch pad and integration/control facility have already been built, but delays involving the Flight Safety System software certification with NASA have caused delays with December being the most realistic launch window now. Collectively, Rocket Lab will have potentially 132 launch slots annually from its sites (120 in LC1 across 2 pads, 12 in LC2 with potential to expand). '''Figure 15: Mahia, New Zealand (LC1)'''<ref name=":0" /> [[File:20210924 Deutsche Bank RKLB Rocket Lab- The Gatekeepers of Space- Initiating with Bu Page 13 Image 0001.jpg]] '''Figure 16: Wallops, Virginia (LC2)<ref name=":0" />''' [[File:20210924 Deutsche Bank RKLB Rocket Lab- The Gatekeepers of Space- Initiating with Bu Page 13 Image 0002.jpg]]
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