LaunchesGet The Hawk Outta Here (4x HawkEye 360)
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Get The Hawk Outta Here (4x HawkEye 360)
Electron · Earth Science
Jun 26, 2025 · 17:28 UTCRocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1
Mission
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). 3 of the satellites will comprise HawkEye 360’s Cluster 12 and will operate in a dawn-to-dusk polar orbit, while the 4th is Kestrel-0A, an experimental satellite designed to evaluate emerging capabilities and future technology enhancements.
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Mission Facts
- Provider
- Rocket Lab · HawkEye 360
- Rocket
- Electron
- Orbit
- LEO
- Pad
- Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A
- NET precision
- Hour
- Data source
- LL2