Neutron Kepler Communications Neutron Mission

Rocket Lab will launch a dedicated Neutron mission for Kepler Communications from Launch Complex 3 on Wallops Island, Virginia, no earlier than 2028. Neutron will deploy multiple satellites to low Earth orbit to expand Kepler's optical data relay constellation with additional optical connectivity, on-orbit compute, and hosted payload capacity. This is Kepler's first dedicated launch on a commercial launch vehicle.

A Rocket Lab Neutron rocket will launch the Kepler Communications Neutron Mission mission in 2028.