flown by Rocket Lab USA

"We're Not Hawking Around"

Success
OCT 23202607:11:00 UTC

Electron launch of three HawkEye 360 satellites, a formation-flying cluster that geolocates radio-frequency signals from ships, aircraft and other emitters. Along with Cluster 15, it carries the first HawkEye 360 satellites built for dedicated capacity, where collection is prioritized over a customer's area of interest under a multi-year agreement.

launched from LC-1A Mahia

aboard Electron into LEO

Broadcast

Watch how the launch went

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Payload

HawkEye 360 Cluster 16

SIGINT

last updated Oct 23, 2026