TBCRocket Lab

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

Electron. Unknown Pad, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand.

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Your Time: 05:00 UTCWed 21 Oct
UTC: 05:00 UTCWed 21 Oct
At the Pad: 05:00 UTCWed 21 Oct

Countdown to Launch

14 Days OutLaunch

Scheduled
Go for Launch
Webcast
Liftoff
Outcome

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

Mission

Earth Science, Sun-Synchronous Orbit

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).

Viewing

Liftoff100 km
Ascent190° S

Schedule History

Every T-0 since tracking began, as precisely as it was known

First Seen
2026
Wed, 21 Oct 2026
Wed, 21 Oct 2026, 05:00 UTCCurrent

Change Log

Detected changes and source updates

Added tentative launch window.
PrecisionTiming now known to the hour
Slip +5hNow targeting Wed 21 Oct, 05:00 UTC
StatusTBD → TBC
NET October 21.
PrecisionTiming now known to the day
Earlier −71dNow targeting Wed 21 Oct, 00:00 UTC
NET Q3, from LC-1.
Adding launch

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