Aerospace company Rocket Lab USA (RKLB) announced the successful launch of its latest mission just four months after signing a contract with OroraTech, a German company focused on global wildfire detection. The mission, which was named “Finding Hot Wildfires Near You,” took off from Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, and placed eight satellites into a 550-kilometer low Earth orbit.
This launch is a major step forward for OroraTech, as the new satellites expand its global network of advanced thermal sensors. These sensors provide real-time data to monitor wildfires and hotspots around the world. The goal is to help first responders, governments, and other stakeholders respond faster and more effectively to wildfires in order to protect people, as well as infrastructure and the environment.
This is Rocket Lab’s fifth mission in 2025 and its 63rd overall. With this launch, the company has deployed 224 satellites using its Electron rocket, with 21 being deployed in the first quarter alone. Furthermore, the company has more upcoming missions for companies like Synspective, iQPS, and BlackSky in order to continue building their constellations and, along with tests of hypersonic technologies from Rocket Lab’s U.S. launch site in Virginia.
Is Rocket Lab a Buy or Sell?
Turning to Wall Street, analysts have a Moderate Buy consensus rating on RKLB stock based on eight Buys, five Holds, and zero Sells assigned in the past three months, as indicated by the graphic below. Furthermore, the average RKLB price target of $26.86 per share implies 36.4% upside potential.
