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6x HawkEye 360

ElectronRocket LabRocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (Launch Area 0 C)
Thursday, December 31, 2026 · 12:00 AM UTCAdd to Calendar

NextLaunch Autosequence BeginsT-02:00

Time to launch

172
DAYS
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14
HRS
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07
MIN
:
27
SEC
Launch Window Confidence
46% — Uncertain

Vehicle

Electron

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Electron is a two-stage orbital expendable launch vehicle (with an optional third stage) developed by the American aerospace company Rocket Lab. Electron is a small-lift launch vehicle...

Height18 m
LEO Payload300 kg
Launches134
Successes87

Provider

Rocket Lab

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USA • Founded 2006

Rocket Lab is an American aerospace manufacturer with a wholly owned New Zealand subsidiary. The company develops lightweight, cost-effective commercial rocket launch services. The Electron Program was founded...

Mission Brief

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).

Payload6x HawkEye 360
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerRocket Lab
Stages3
PadRocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (Launch Area 0 C), Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

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Launch Autosequence Begins

Electron enters its automated terminal countdown

T-02:00
11:58 PM UTC
  • Launch Autosequence BeginsT-02:00
  • Rutherford IgnitionT-00:02

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Launch site

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Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (Launch Area 0 C)

Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

Global range
SITE LOCK
Latitude
37.833°N
Longitude
75.488°W

Range Weather

Launch commit criteria

Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules

Tracking no weather issues at this time.

Primary concern
No weather issues
Rule count
0
Temperature
Not reported
Surface wind
Not reported
Window

12:00 AM UTC - 12:00 AM UTC

Schedule History

No delays or schedule changes recorded.