List of 4 Acquisitions by Rocket Lab (Nov 2026) - Tracxn

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Rocket Lab has made a total of 4 acquisitions. Acquisition activity occurred in 1 country, United States, across 5 sectors, including Space Tech, Internet of Things Infrastructure, and Industrial Robotics. Peak years were 2026 with 3 transactions and 2025 with 1 transaction. The average number of acquisitions per year from 2020–2025 was 0.2, and 3 acquisitions have occurred in the current year. The most recent acquisition is Iridium Communications, a provider of satellite voice, data, and messaging services, which was founded in 2001, based in Mclean, and finalized in June 2026.

Recent acquisitions by Rocket Lab

Rocket Lab's most recent acquisition - Iridium Communications is a Network of satellite communications providing voice, data, and messaging services, founded in 2001 and located in Mclean. Rocket Lab acquired it in June 2026 for a price of $*****.

Here is the list of all acquisitions by Rocket Lab sorted by the latest acquisition date:

Acquired on	Acquired Company	Acquisition Price	Facilitators	Stake Acquired	Acquisition Multiple
Jun 29, 2026	Iridium Communications	oukc	zkkj	97	561
May 08, 2026	Motiv Space Systems	rqfw	pagw	33	846
Feb 27, 2026	Optical Support	tgtl	mjpf	77	525

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Media has covered Rocket Lab for a total of 114 events in the last 1 year, 14 of them have been about acquisition activity.

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Rocket Lab Challenges NASA Mars Orbiter Award to Blue Origin, Acquires Iridium for $8BSatNews•Oct 07, 2026•Blue Origin, Rocket Lab

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Rocket Lab Fully Funds Iridium Acquisition, Including Completion of $1.94 Billion ATMFinancial Post•Sep 15, 2026•Iridium Communications, Rocket Lab

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Rocket Lab Announces Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results, Posts Record Revenue and Backlog, Guides to Record Revenue in Q3GlobeNewswire•Aug 11, 2026•Rocket Lab, Iridium Communications

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Rocket Lab acquires Iridium for $8 billion, expanding satellite operationsTeletime•Jun 29, 2026•Rocket Lab, Iridium Communications, Ademi, MLINK and 2 others

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Rocket Lab Completes 10th Consecutive Launch with 100% Mission Success for SynspectiveGlobeNewswire•Jun 27, 2026•Rocket Lab, Iridium Communications

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Rocket Lab Acquires Mars-Proven Robotics Firm Motiv Space SystemsGlobeNewswire•May 26, 2026•Rocket Lab, Motiv Space Systems

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Rocket Lab Acquires Motiv Space Systems for Space Robotics ExpansionGovCon Wire•May 08, 2026•Motiv Space Systems, RocketLab, Rocket Lab

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Rocket Lab and Raytheon Selected for US Space Force's Space Based Interceptor Program DemonstrationGlobeNewswire•May 07, 2026•Rocket Lab, Raytheon, https://motivspace.com

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Rocket Lab Acquires Mynaric to Expand Space Systems PortfolioGlobeNewswire•Apr 15, 2026•Mynaric, Rocket Lab, Chicago Partners

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MiQ Acquires Rocket Lab to Accelerate AI-Powered App Growth GloballyBusiness Wire•Apr 07, 2026•Rocket Lab, Miq

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