Electron | We're Not Hawking Around (3x HawkEye 360)

STATUS

Launch Successful. The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

SCHEDULE HISTORY

Moved later 2 times since SpaceDew began tracking it on Sep 23.

1. Sep 23First recorded: 2026 · TBD
2. Oct 12Oct 21, 2026 · TBD
3. Oct 15Oct 21, 2026, 1:00 AM ET · TBC
4. Oct 19Oct 21, 2026, 3:00 AM ET · Go
5. Oct 21Oct 22, 2026, 3:00 AM ET · TBC later
6. Oct 22Oct 23, 2026, 3:00 AM ET · TBC later
7. Oct 22Oct 23, 2026, 3:00 AM ET · Go
8. Oct 23Oct 23, 2026, 3:11 AM ET · Success

MISSION

Mission

We're Not Hawking Around (3x HawkEye 360)

Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

HawkEye 360 is a a space-based civil global intelligence satellite network using radio frequency (RF) technology to help monitor transportation across air, land and sea and assist with emergencies, and to provide civil SIGINT (Signal Intelligence) mission. The constellation of small satellites (named Hawk ) will collect information on specific radio signals worldwide to provide high-precision radio frequency mapping and analytics from Low Earth orbit (LEO).

ROCKET AND PROVIDER

Rocket

Electron

Provider

Rocket Lab (commercial)

On SpaceDew

Rocket Lab

Window

Oct 23, 2026, 3:00 AM ET to Oct 23, 2026, 4:45 AM ET

LAUNCH SITE

Pad

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A

Location

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

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