The Zhitong Finance App learned that Rocket Lab (RKLB.US) launched its “Electron” (Electron) rocket from New Zealand's Launch Complex 1 (Launch Complex 1) and carried out an exclusive launch mission for signal intelligence company HawkEye 360 (HawkEye 360).

The mission, codenamed “We're Not Hawking Around,” took off at 8:11 p.m. New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT) on October 23, 2026, and deployed three HAWK satellites to near-Earth orbit at an altitude of 520 kilometers. These spacecraft fly in Samsung formations to collect radio frequency signals for maritime tracking, GNSS interference detection, radar activity monitoring, communication mapping, and support space defense.

This flight was Rocket Lab's 98th “electronic” rocket mission and its 19th launch in 2026, further continuing the rocket's record in the field of exclusive use of small satellites. This is also the third “electronic” rocket launch dedicated to the deployment of the Hawkeye 360 radio frequency sensing satellite.

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