Electron | 6x HawkEye 360
Rocket Lab launches Electron carrying 6x HawkEye 360 from Unknown Pad, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand at 2026-09-30 00:00:00Z. The operator has not published how precise that target time is. The date is still provisional and can move.
COUNTDOWN
FLIGHT PLAN
The window is instantaneous: the vehicle flies at T-0 or stands down to the next opportunity. Current date is a placeholder or rough estimation based on unreliable or interpreted sources.
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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).
SOURCE: LAUNCH LIBRARY 2 // THE SPACE DEVS
LAUNCH SITE
Unknown Pad
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand, New Zealand
DATUM WGS-84 // EQUIRECTANGULAR PROJECTION
COMMON QUESTIONS
What time does Electron · 6x HawkEye 360 launch?
Rocket Lab is targeting 2026-09-30 00:00:00Z for Electron | 6x HawkEye 360. The operator has not published how precise that target time is. The window is instantaneous: the vehicle flies at T-0 or stands down to the next opportunity.
Where can I watch Electron · 6x HawkEye 360 launch?
No official webcast has been published for Electron | 6x HawkEye 360 yet. When Rocket Lab posts a feed it is linked from this page, and the live countdown here runs against the published T-0 in the meantime.
What is Electron · 6x HawkEye 360 carrying?
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.
Where does Electron · 6x HawkEye 360 launch from?
Electron | 6x HawkEye 360 lifts off from Unknown Pad, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand, New Zealand. The pad sits at -39.2609, 177.8658.