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Rocket Lab for HawkEye 360 · Electron

Electron rises from its coastal launch pad on the Mahia Peninsula.
Archive photograph of Electron launching a StriX satellite on 26 September 2026. Rocket Lab.

At a glance

Status
launched
Provider
Rocket Lab for HawkEye 360
Vehicle
Electron
Window
23 October 2026 · 07:11 UTC
From
Launch Complex 1, Mahia, New Zealand
Destination
Low Earth orbit, 520 km, 97°
Last verified
25 October 2026

Outcome

LAUNCHED · verified against the sources below on 25 October 2026.

The payload

Rocket Lab confirms launch at 8:11 p.m. NZDT on 23 October 2026, or 07:11 UTC, and deployment of three HAWK satellites into a 520 km, 97° orbit.

Status history

  1. 23 Oct 2026Rocket Lab confirms successful launch and deployment of all three HAWK satellites.
  2. 15 Oct 2026Provider schedule checked: no earlier than 2026-10-21, with launch time to be announced.
  3. 22 Oct 2026Rocket Lab targets no earlier than 23 October 2026.

Related

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Sources