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Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

23:00:00

Tuesday January 24, 2023

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Mission Details

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Launch Notes

Rocket Lab and Electron's first launch from the United States, Virginia, and Wallops.

HawkEye 360 Cluster 6

HawkEye 360 is a radio frequency geospatial analytics provider. Their constellation, comprised of 15 satellites in 5 shells, aims to deliver precise mapping of radio frequency emissions anywhere in the world.

Low Earth Orbit

3 Payloads

90 kilograms

Rocket

Active
Electron/Curie

Active Since 2018


Price

$7.50 million

Rocket

Height: 18m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 320 kg

Liftoff Thrust

224 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 1.2m

Height: 4.05m

Stages

3

Launch Site

Rocket Lab LC-2 (LP-0C)

Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

Fastest Turnaround

8 days

Stats

Electron


33rd

Mission

1st

Mission of 2023

Rocket Lab


33rd

Mission

1st

Mission of 2023

2023


13th

Orbital launch attempt