ROCKET ASSESSOR

Launches › We're Not Hawking Around (3x HawkEye 360) · Verdict computed Tue, 13 Oct 2026 01:00:44 UTC for the forecast hour 2026-10-21T00:00 UTC

Electron | We're Not Hawking Around (3x HawkEye 360): launch weather verdict

Will We're Not Hawking Around (3x HawkEye 360) launch on time?

A weather verdict for We're Not Hawking Around (3x HawkEye 360) is available. The public verdict appears here 72 hours before launch, when the forecast is reliable enough to act on. Mission Control members ($5/month) see the early outlook now and get an alert if it changes.

Track record: across 67 resolved launches, directional verdicts (GO / NO-GO) matched the outcome 66% of the time. Every verdict is frozen 24 hours before launch, and the full record, including the misses, is at rocketassessor.com/accuracy.

Watch it liveEmbeddable widget

Launch details

VehicleElectron
Launch providerRocket Lab
Launch time (NET)Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 UTC
Launch siteUnknown Pad, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
OrbitSSO
Official statusTo Be Determined

What is the We're Not Hawking Around (3x HawkEye 360) mission?

HawkEye 360 is a a space-based civil global intelligence satellite network using radio frequency (RF) technology to help monitor transportation across air, land and sea and assist with emergencies, and to provide civil SIGINT (Signal Intelligence) mission. The constellation of small satellites (named Hawk ) will collect information on specific radio signals worldwide to provide high-precision radio frequency mapping and analytics from Low Earth orbit (LEO).

How is this verdict calculated?

The launch starts at 100 points and loses points for sustained wind, gusts, cloud cover, chance of precipitation and thunderstorm energy at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand at the launch hour. 75–100 is GO, 50–74 is CAUTION, below 50 is NO-GO. This is an independent, indicative assessment, not the provider's official launch commit criteria.

Other upcoming launches from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand