---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-22-023906"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RKLB"
cik: "0001819994"
company_name: "Rocket Lab Corp"
filed_at: "2022-11-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-22T01:50:47.216899+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Rocket Lab Q3 revenue record $63.1M, Q4 guidance lower at $51-54M

## Summary
- Q3 revenue $63.1M (record), +14% sequentially and +1,093% YoY.
- Q4 revenue guidance $51-$54M; launch customer push to 2023 reduces launch services revenue to ~$17M.
- Q4 GAAP gross margins 5%-7%; non-GAAP 16%-18%; Adjusted EBITDA loss $12M-$16M.
- Largest satellite separation systems order ($14M) from DoD Tranche 1 Tracking Layer.
- Neutron engine testing at NASA Stennis; three Q3 launches; nine orbital missions in 2022 (record).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-22-023906
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RKLB
- cik: 0001819994
- company_name: Rocket Lab Corp
- filed_at: 2022-11-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819994/000095017022023906/0000950170-22-023906-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819994/000095017022023906/rklb-20221109.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Rocket Lab Corp reported third quarter ended September 30, 2022 results: revenue $63.1 million. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: third quarter ended September 30, 2022
  - Revenue: $63.1 million
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: filing. --- EX-99.1 (EX-99.1) --- EX-99.1 MEDIA RELEASE Exhibit 99.1 Rocket Lab Announces Third Quarter 2022 Results and Guidance for Fourth Quarter 2022 • Record revenue of $63.1 million, representing 14% sequential quarter-on-quarter growth and 1,093% Year-on-Year quarterly revenue growth • Fourth quarter revenue expected to range between $51 million and $54
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819994/000095017022023906/0000950170-22-023906-index.htm

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