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Space cargo from Auckland

Rocket Lab's origin and New Zealand's space supply chain. Residual launch capacity routed through Mahia Peninsula (LC-1), Vandenberg SLC-4E and 1 other site.

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Rocket Lab was founded in Auckland and still manufactures here, which has produced a genuine New Zealand space supply chain in composites, avionics and propulsion around the city.

Cargo leaving Auckland for orbit consolidates at Auckland (AKL). From there it routes to Mahia Peninsula (LC-1), Vandenberg SLC-4E and 1 other site. A day's road move southeast via Gisborne — the route Rocket Lab uses from its own Auckland works. Charterspace lists the residual capacity on flights that are already leaving, so what is open from these sites changes as providers release it.

Nothing on this page is a guaranteed service. Residual capacity is sporadic by nature — most of the time there is none open from any given site, and a leg listed today may be gone tomorrow. Payloads bound for orbit are subject to export control, hazardous-materials rules and the launch provider's own acceptance criteria, all of which are settled before anything is booked. If nothing here matches what you need to ship, tell us and we will look at the routes that are not listed.

Launch sites serving Auckland

  • Mahia Peninsula – LC-1A day's road move southeast via Gisborne — the route Rocket Lab uses from its own Auckland works.
  • Vandenberg SLC-4EAir freight to Los Angeles (LAX) or Santa Barbara (SBA), then road up the coast.
  • Cape Canaveral SLC-40Air freight to Orlando (MCO) or Miami (MIA), then road to the Space Coast.

Open capacity from launch sites serving Auckland

This list is filtered to legs departing from the launch sites Auckland is served by, not everything on the platform.

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Listed capacity is not guaranteed: it can be de-manifested at any time at the launch operator’s sole discretion, and all capacity is subject to export control laws and regulations. Read the full Risk Disclosure, or tell us what you need to ship if your route is not listed.