Rocket Lab receives Canadian funding to develop satellite reaction wheel

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Rocket Lab Awarded R&D Funding from Canadian Space Agency to Develop New Reaction Wheel for Medium-Class Satellites

December 9, 2025 8:30 AM EST

LONG BEACH, Calif., Dec. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) (Rocket Lab or the Company), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it has been awarded funding by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to develop a new medium-class reaction wheel, with targeted minimum angular momentum capacity of 25 Nms, designed to support 500kg 1,000kg satellites with larger payloads operating in low Earth orbit and beyond.

Awarded through the CSAs Space Technology Development Program to Rocket Labs Canadian subsidiary, the contract aims to accelerate the development of Canadian-designed and... More