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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HawkEye 360’s constellation facilitates detection, characterization, and geolocation of radio frequency signals from a broad range of emitters used for communication, navigation, and security.
HawkEye 360 intends to continue expanding its constellation and aims to launch a dozen more satellites in 2024.
HawkEye 360 acquired Maxar Intelligence RF Solutions and the transaction was completed on 2023-12-15.
HawkEye 360 specializes in detecting, characterizing, and geolocating RF signals from ships, vehicles, electronic jammers, and other devices using its fleet of 21 satellites.
HawkEye 360 and Maxar RF Solutions have been collaborating to provide RF data to the National Reconnaissance Office.
HawkEye 360 acquired RF scanning intellectual property as part of the RF Solutions transaction.
HawkEye 360 has completed seven successful launch missions to expand its collection bandwidth and revisit rates, reduce latency, and expand its RF frequency range.
HawkEye 360 expanded from an initial three satellites to a constellation of 21 advanced RF sensing satellites detecting data globally.
UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory manufactured the HawkEye 360 Pathfinder satellites and remains a technology partner to HawkEye 360.
The three HawkEye 360 Pathfinder satellites launched on 2018-12-03 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
HawkEye 360 has 21 satellites on orbit as of the company’s fifth anniversary of the Pathfinder launch.
HawkEye 360 opened a 19,000-square-foot satellite manufacturing and RF engineering development facility in Herndon, Virginia.
HawkEye 360 opened a 19,000-square-foot satellite manufacturing and RF engineering development facility in Herndon, Virginia.
HawkEye 360 expanded from an initial three satellites to a constellation of 21 advanced RF sensing satellites detecting data globally.
HawkEye 360’s three Pathfinder satellites launched on 2018-12-03 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
The HawkEye 360 Pathfinder satellites use formation flying to perform commercial space-based radio frequency (RF) detection across a broad range of frequencies.
The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum will place a model HawkEye 360 Pathfinder satellite on permanent display in its renovated galleries expected to open in 2026.
HawkEye 360 completed seven successful launch missions that increased its collection bandwidth, improved revisit rates, reduced latency, and expanded its frequency range.
HawkEye 360 provides high accuracy, low latency RF intelligence to global customers.
HawkEye 360 won a $12,200,000 contract from the U.S. Navy’s Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific for maritime surveillance in the Pacific.