Electron | We're Not Hawking Around (3x HawkEye 360)
Electron is scheduled to launch the We're Not Hawking Around (3x HawkEye 360) mission for Rocket Lab from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand, no earlier than Oct 21, 2026 (UTC).
Launch pad
Unknown Pad · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Electron | We're Not Hawking Around (3x HawkEye 360)
Launched Oct 21, 2026 2:00:00 PMTBC
Flight direction
190° S
estimated from the target orbit · inclination 97.6°
Flight path
First-stage drop zone (rough estimate)
Drawn 400–700 km downrange along the flight direction. Official hazard areas are published as NOTAMs and navigational warnings.
Can I see it from my city?
Daytime launch: only nearby, as a bright moving point or trail.
None of the cities on this site is close enough to see it.
Rough guide: clouds, the horizon and the rocket's path decide in the end.
About the mission
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).
Mission description from Launch Library 2.
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Wed, Oct 21 · 2:00:00 PM · in 2.6 days
- Status
- TBC
- Launch provider
- Rocket Lab
- Rocket
- Electron
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Target orbit
- SSO
- Launch pad
- Unknown Pad · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand