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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UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory will manufacture the satellite bus and integrate the new RF payload developed by HawkEye 360.
HawkEye 360 selected the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies Space Flight Laboratory to build its next-generation satellites to fly in formation and pinpoint the origin of radio-frequency signals.
UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory plans to equip the new HawkEye 360 satellites with a new radio-frequency payload developed by HawkEye 360.
HawkEye 360 has worked with customers to test and bring to market the RFGeo product, which identifies and maps the location of emitters.
A contract dated 2019-09-18 covers the last 12 satellites HawkEye 360 needs to complete its 18-satellite constellation.
HawkEye 360 achieved commercial operations in April 2019.
HawkEye 360 has worked with customers to test and bring to market the RFMosaic product, which provides broad surveys of radio-frequency activity in a region.
HawkEye 360 raised $70,000,000 in a Series B financing round in August.
The manufacturing contract will expand HawkEye 360’s constellation to 18 satellites.
HawkEye 360 is scaling its business to support customer demand following its Series B investment.
HawkEye 360 launched a current cluster of three satellites in December 2018 to validate the technology.
HawkEye 360 launched its first three satellites built by UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory in December.
HawkEye 360 previously raised more than $30,000,000 prior to the Series B financing.
The $70,000,000 Series B funding combined with more than $30,000,000 raised previously will allow HawkEye 360 to complete construction and launch of all six satellite clusters.
Airbus holds a stake in HawkEye 360, a company developing a smallsat constellation to geolocate radiofrequency signals.
On 2019-09-04, HawkEye 360 promoted Robert Rainhart to Chief Operating Officer.
As Executive Vice President of Engineering, Robert Rainhart led development of HawkEye 360’s first satellites and products from concept to live capabilities.
As Chief Operating Officer of HawkEye 360, Robert Rainhart will oversee technology development, product creation, and corporate operations.
HawkEye 360’s next priority is growing its constellation to improve on-orbit capacity and revisit rates while delivering higher levels of service to customers.
HawkEye 360’s first cluster of three radio-frequency mapping satellites uses Bradford Space’s Comet electrothermal water-based propulsion system for orbit maneuvers.