flown by Rocket Lab USA

"Virginia is for Launch Lovers"

Success
JAN 24202323:00:00 UTC

Electron's first launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Virginia, delivering three satellites - HawkEye 360's Cluster 6 - to a 550 km orbit. HawkEye 360 geolocates radio-frequency signals from ships, aircraft and other emitters using clusters of three satellites flying in formation.

launched from LC-2 MARS

aboard Electron into LEO

Broadcast

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Payload

Hawk 6A, 6B, 6C

SIGINT

last updated Oct 7, 2026