Rocket Lab Acquires Geost (Parent Holding Company) from Lightridge Solutions
August 12, 2025
Rocket Lab completed its $275 million acquisition of the parent holding company of Geost, LLC, a developer of electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) sensor payloads for national security space missions. The deal integrates Geost’s sensing technologies into Rocket Lab’s end-to-end space solutions offering, with Geost continuing operations in Arizona and Virginia.
- Buyers
- Rocket Lab Corporation
- Targets
- Geost, LLC (parent holding company of Geost), Geost, LLC
- Sellers
- Lightridge Solutions, ATL Partners (via portfolio company Lightridge Solutions)
- Industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- Location
- Arizona, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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