[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Arkadi [@ArkadiBaudelair](/creator/twitter/ArkadiBaudelair) on x 1407 followers Created: 2025-07-23 04:30:22 UTC Every single $RKLB satellite explained briefly👇🏻: X. Photon 🛰️ Rocket Lab’s first satellite bus. Think of it as a smart upper stage, it carries payloads to orbit and deeper space. Used by NASA to send a CubeSat to the Moon. Ideal for low cost missions to LEO or lunar orbit. 💰$10–15M X. Explorer🛰️ A deep space version of Photon. Bigger fuel tanks, more delta-v. This is the one that will be going to Mars (NASA’s ESCAPADE) and Venus (LifeFinder). For science missions that need to go far. 💰 Bus cost $5–10M | Total mission: ≤ $55M X. Pioneer 🛰️ Built for rendezvous, proximity ops & reentry. Carries bigger payloads (up to XXX kg). Used by Space Force in VICTUS HAZE and Varda for in space manufacturing. Think: tactical, agile, and can bring stuff back. 💰 $15–20M X. Lightning 🛰️ Rocket Lab’s high-power bus for constellations. 3kW of power, 12-year lifespan. Being used by Globalstar and SDA. Ideal for high-throughput comms or Earth observation fleets. 💰 $8–12M X. Flatellite 🛰️ Their Starlink style, stackable bus. As the name indicates it, this is a Flat and light satellite, built to launch XX at a time on Neutron. Made for mega-constellations with optical crosslinks. Still in development, but key for scaling. 💰 Estimated: < $5M per unit  XXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [rklb](/topic/rklb) [$1015m](/topic/$1015m) [leo](/topic/leo) [$rklb](/topic/$rklb) [stocks defense](/topic/stocks-defense) [Post Link](https://x.com/ArkadiBaudelair/status/1947876922748268563)
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Arkadi @ArkadiBaudelair on x 1407 followers
Created: 2025-07-23 04:30:22 UTC
Every single $RKLB satellite explained briefly👇🏻:
X. Photon 🛰️
Rocket Lab’s first satellite bus. Think of it as a smart upper stage, it carries payloads to orbit and deeper space. Used by NASA to send a CubeSat to the Moon. Ideal for low cost missions to LEO or lunar orbit. 💰$10–15M
X. Explorer🛰️
A deep space version of Photon. Bigger fuel tanks, more delta-v. This is the one that will be going to Mars (NASA’s ESCAPADE) and Venus (LifeFinder). For science missions that need to go far. 💰 Bus cost $5–10M | Total mission: ≤ $55M
X. Pioneer 🛰️
Built for rendezvous, proximity ops & reentry. Carries bigger payloads (up to XXX kg). Used by Space Force in VICTUS HAZE and Varda for in space manufacturing. Think: tactical, agile, and can bring stuff back. 💰 $15–20M
X. Lightning 🛰️
Rocket Lab’s high-power bus for constellations. 3kW of power, 12-year lifespan. Being used by Globalstar and SDA. Ideal for high-throughput comms or Earth observation fleets. 💰 $8–12M
X. Flatellite 🛰️
Their Starlink style, stackable bus. As the name indicates it, this is a Flat and light satellite, built to launch XX at a time on Neutron. Made for mega-constellations with optical crosslinks. Still in development, but key for scaling. 💰 Estimated: < $5M per unit
XXXXX engagements
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