HawkEye 360 is a commercial signals intelligence company that operates a constellation of small satellites in low Earth orbit to detect, characterize, and geolocate radio frequency (RF) signals. \[3, 11] The company's services include spectrum mapping and monitoring, maritime domain awareness, and other data analytics for government and commercial clients in the maritime, telecommunications, and security sectors. \[1, 3, 8] HawkEye 360 partners with organizations like General Atomics, Lockheed Martin, and BlackRock to enhance its data capabilities and expand its market reach. \[5, 9, 12] The company's RF data and analytics are used for various applications, including monitoring wireless usage, detecting interference, and expediting search and rescue operations. \[3, 7, 11]
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The payloads for HawkEye 360 under the agreement are expected to launch on upcoming SpaceX Rideshare missions through 2025.
Exolaunch used its CarboNIX separation systems to deploy three HawkEye 360 satellites on the SpaceX Bandwagon-1 mission.
The three HawkEye 360 satellites deployed on Bandwagon-1 were developed by the University of Toronto’s Space Flight Laboratory.
The HawkEye 360 payloads under the agreement are expected to launch on upcoming SpaceX Rideshare missions through 2025.
Exolaunch signed a multi-mission agreement for launch and deployment services with HawkEye 360.
HawkEye 360 is headquartered in Virginia and provides maritime safety technology and insights by delivering radio frequency (RF) data and analytics.
The three HawkEye 360 satellites deployed on Bandwagon-1 were developed by the University of Toronto’s Space Flight Laboratory.
The first launch under the Exolaunch–HawkEye 360 agreement occurred on Sunday, 2024-04-07 from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A on SpaceX’s Falcon 9.
The Exolaunch contract with HawkEye 360 covers integration and deployment services for at least ten satellites to be delivered into orbit for HawkEye 360.
The satellites to be launched under the Exolaunch–HawkEye 360 agreement are intended to strengthen HawkEye 360’s geospatial intelligence services.
Exolaunch used its proprietary, flight-proven CarboNIX separation systems to deploy three HawkEye 360 satellites on the SpaceX Bandwagon-1 mission.
All subsequent HawkEye 360 satellite clusters have been developed on Space Flight Laboratory’s larger 30-kg DEFIANT bus.
Space Flight Laboratory built the HawkEye 360 Pathfinder satellites on its 15-kg NEMO platform.
HawkEye 360 Cluster 8 and Cluster 9 satellites launched on 2024-04-07 at 7:16 pm EDT from Florida on the SpaceX Bandwagon-1 Rideshare.
Six radio frequency geolocation microsatellites developed by Space Flight Laboratory for HawkEye 360 have successfully communicated with ground control.
The two new three-satellite clusters bring to 27 the total number of geolocation microsatellites developed by Space Flight Laboratory for HawkEye 360.
HawkEye 360 selected Space Flight Laboratory to develop its satellites because attitude control and formation flying by multiple spacecraft are important for accurate RF signal geolocation.
HawkEye 360 Pathfinder satellites were built by Space Flight Laboratory on the 15 kg NEMO platform.
All subsequent HawkEye 360 clusters after the Pathfinder satellites have been developed on Space Flight Laboratory’s 30 kg DEFIANT bus.
Clusters 8 and 9 each consist of three satellites and together bring to 27 the total number of geolocation microsatellites developed by Space Flight Laboratory for HawkEye 360.