# Rocket Lab constructs new facility for reaction wheel production

Rocket Lab has started construction on a new facility to increase production of reaction wheels to up to 2,000 per year, fulfilling growing demand from satellite constellation customers. The expansion will add more than 16 new roles.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-09-02
- Where: United States
- Jobs: 16
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 2,000 reaction wheels per year
- Products: reaction wheels, satellite components
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Rocket Lab](https://endata.com/companies/46898.md)

## Sources

- [satellitetoday.com](https://www.satellitetoday.com/manufacturing/2021/09/02/rocket-lab-is-constructing-new-facility-for-reaction-wheel-production/), 2021-09-02: "For the longest time, spacecraft and satellite components have been built individually by highly specialized engineers with a high price tag and long wait times to match."

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