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noiselaunchdisputed2026-10-23

Rocket Lab launches three more HawkEye 360 Hawk satellites

Rocket Lab · HawkEye 360

Rocket Lab's Electron deployed three HawkEye 360 Hawk RF-sensing satellites to a 520km orbit.

Image: space.com
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  1. [1]mainstream pressspace.com↗
  2. [2]press wire · corroborationnewsroomamerica.com↗

what happened

Rocket Lab launched its 98th Electron mission, "We're Not Hawking Around," from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand on Oct. 23, deploying three HawkEye 360 Hawk satellites to a 520-kilometer low Earth orbit, per Space.com and Rocket Lab's own mission statement republished by NewsroomAmerica. It was the 19th Electron launch of 2026 and the third dedicated HawkEye 360 mission flown on Electron since 2023.

why it matters

For HawkEye 360 and the governments that buy its maritime-tracking, GNSS-jamming-detection and signals-intelligence data, the launch keeps its RF-sensing constellation growing on schedule. For Rocket Lab, it's another entry in Electron's now-regular cadence of dedicated small-constellation missions, the recurring revenue base underneath the company's bigger Neutron and acquisition bets.

signal-to-noise

MULTI-SOURCEdisputed
3/5
leadtier 3 of 5 on its owncorrob+1 earned from 1 rule
calculation
3base tier 3 from lead source class "mainstream" (Space.com) space.com+12 distinct sources (>=2)-1lost a same-metric contradiction
= 3current score, recomputed by the engine on every change
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quick facts

Companies
Rocket Lab, HawkEye 360
Category
launch
Impact
noise
SNR
3 / 5
Event date
2026-10-23
Published
2026-10-23 12:19 UTC
#launch#rf#smallsat-launch

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