HawkEye 360 / eo constellation
sourcingtypical 4/5 · 11 factsHawkEye 360 is developing a space-based civil global intelligence network that will use radio frequency (RF) technology to help monitor transportation across air, land and sea and assist with emergencies. The constellation, called Hawk, operates in low Earth orbit and will collect information on specific radio signals worldwide to provide high-precision radio frequency mapping and analytics.
faq
Who operates HawkEye 360?
HawkEye 360 is operated by HawkEye 360. (source, as of 2026-07-05)
How many HawkEye 360 satellites are active on orbit?
CelesTrak's catalog currently tracks 39 objects for HawkEye 360. (source, as of 2026-07-11)
When did HawkEye 360 first launch?
HawkEye 360 first launched on 2018-12-03. (source, as of 2026-07-05)
facts
sats active (verified) counts objects currently tracked in CelesTrak's catalog for this constellation. It is a tracking count, not an operator claim about satellite health.
orbit
timeline
- 20262026-05-07HawkEye 360 completes $416 million IPO and begins trading on NYSE as HAWK (source, as of 2026-07-05)
- 2026-03-30HawkEye 360 launches Cluster 14, its latest constellation expansion (source, as of 2026-07-05)
- 20232023-12-18HawkEye 360 acquires RF Solutions business unit from Maxar Intelligence (source, as of 2026-07-05)
- 2023-01-24HawkEye 360 launches Cluster 6 on Rocket Lab Electron, its first non-Falcon 9 launch (source, as of 2026-07-05)
- 20212021-01-24HawkEye 360 launches Cluster 2, its first post-Pathfinder constellation expansion (source, as of 2026-07-05)
- 20192019-12-11HawkEye 360 wins National Reconnaissance Office study contract for commercial RF data (source, as of 2026-07-05)
- 20182018-12-03HawkEye 360 launches Pathfinder cluster, its first three RF-sensing satellites (source, as of 2026-07-05)
sources
Includes data from Gunter's Space Page: doc_sdat/hawk-2a.htm, doc_sdat/hawkeye-pathfinder.htm