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Saturday 24 October 2026

Rocket Lab's 98th Electron lofts HawkEye 360 Cluster 16

Rocket Lab's Electron put three HawkEye 360 radio-hunting satellites into a 520km orbit on 23 October. It was the 98th Electron launch.

Liora Hale Saturday 24 October 2026, open calendar6 min read

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Three small satellites built to listen to the planet's radio noise went up from New Zealand's east coast on Friday night. They're HawkEye 360's Cluster 16, and they rode Rocket Lab's 98th Electron to orbit.

A Rocket Lab Electron rocket lifts off in clouds of exhaust from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand — Photo: Rocket Lab / NASA (public domain), cropped

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Liora Hale Saturday 24 October 2026 at 12:10 pm Adelaide, open calendar6 min read

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