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Rocket LabElectronUnknown Pad, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
We're Not Hawking Around (3x HawkEye 360)
Launch window
No countdown — this launch time is not yet known to the minute.~October 21, 2026 · 05:00 UTCAdd to calendar
Summary
Rocket Lab's Electron launches the We're Not Hawking Around mission, carrying three HawkEye 360 satellites to expand a civil RF monitoring network for global transportation and emergency intelligence.
- Watch
- No webcast announced yet.
- Window
- Oct 21, 05:00 to 08:45 UTCaround 6 pm at the pad
- Vehicle
- Electron · Rocket Lab
- Booster
- No booster details available.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)for he360
- Milestone
- Planned as the 98th Electron flight · 19th this yearRocket Lab's 98th launch19th this yearhumanity's 7,421st orbital launch attempt248th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: representative
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About this launch
We're Not Hawking Around (3x HawkEye 360) is expected to launch on a Rocket Lab Electron from Unknown Pad, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand on October 21, 2026 at around 05:00 UTC. The launch window runs from 05:00 to 08:45 UTC. It is Rocket Lab's 98th launch, 19th this year and humanity's 7,421st orbital launch attempt. It is planned as the 98th Electron flight and the 19th this year. The payload is bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO).
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).
Pad
Unknown Pad, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Planned as the 1st launch from Unknown Pad, 1st this year · 85th from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Local pad time at liftoff: around 6 pm
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Updates
Questions
When does We're Not Hawking Around (3x HawkEye 360) launch?
We're Not Hawking Around (3x HawkEye 360) is scheduled on October 21, 2026 at around 05:00 UTC. The launch window runs from 05:00 to 08:45 UTC. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch We're Not Hawking Around (3x HawkEye 360) live?
No webcast has been announced yet.
What rocket is launching We're Not Hawking Around (3x HawkEye 360)?
Electron, flown by Rocket Lab. Electron spec sheet
Where is We're Not Hawking Around (3x HawkEye 360) launching from?
Unknown Pad, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand. Liftoff is around 6 pm local time at the pad.
What orbit is We're Not Hawking Around (3x HawkEye 360) going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a earth science mission.