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Electron launches We're Not Hawking Around (3x HawkEye 360) from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1
Rocket Lab's Electron lifted off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand on 23 Oct 2026 07:11:00 UTC. The flight succeeded.
The flight
The window opened at 07:00 UTC and ran 105 minutes. Liftoff came 11 minutes into it.
The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit.
The 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).
Payload description as recorded by Launch Library 2.
By the numbers
Rocket Lab has now flown 98 launches in total. Its run of consecutive successful launches stands at 57.
It was the 44th launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A.
| Liftoff | 23 Oct 2026 07:11:00 UTC |
|---|---|
| Outcome | Launch Successful |
| Vehicle | Electron |
| Provider | Rocket Lab |
| Pad | Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A |
| Target orbit | Sun-Synchronous Orbit |
Written by Everything Space from Launch Library 2’s record of this flight — every figure above comes from that record. Fetched Fri, 23 Oct 2026 21:45:36 GMT.