Name: Electron
Brand: Rocket Lab

Electron by Rocket Lab — Product Research | aVenture

Electron is a two-stage small-lift orbital launch vehicle developed by Rocket Lab for dedicated small satellite deployment. The rocket is designed to carry payloads up to approximately 300 kilograms to low-Earth orbit, offering frequent, targeted launches for commercial and government customers.

Electron features carbon-composite construction and is partially reusable through Rocket Lab's helicopter mid-air capture recovery system. The vehicle operates from launch sites in New Zealand and Virginia, and has completed dozens of successful missions, making Rocket Lab one of the most active small-satellite launch providers.

Electron - Direct Competitors

Attribute	Electron	Alpha	Blue Whale 1	Falcon 9	Small Satellite Launch
Provider	Rocket Lab rocketlabusa.com1B raised · Public	Firefly Aerospace fireflyspace.com571.6M raised · Series C	Perigee Aerospace perigee.space12M raised · Series A	SpaceX spacecapital.com9.8B raised · Series B	Unastella unastella.co19.5B raised · Series B
Founded	2006	2017	2018	2002	2022
Sells To	Enterprise, Government	Enterprise	—	Enterprise, Government	—
Pricing Model	Software, Transactional	Transactional	—	Software, Transactional	—
Ownership	Public	Equity	—	Private, Venture Capital	—