We're Not Hawking Around (3x HawkEye 360) — outcome, objective & recordings
Electron: 23 October 2026 at 07:11 · UTC. Observing Earth and collecting data about our planet.
Electron
We're Not Hawking Around (3x HawkEye 360)
Mission objective
Observing Earth and collecting data about our planet.
ORBIT: SSO
Success
23 October 2026 at 07:11 · UTC
Outcome reported by the data source
Understand this mission
Typically 600–800 km
Sun-synchronous orbit · SSO
Passes at a similar local solar time help compare images.
Exact altitude for this mission: unavailable in our source. This is an orbit-type reference, not this flight’s planned or achieved altitude.
Orbit explanation · ESA ↗For scale: about 0.16–0.21% of the average distance from Earth’s surface to the Moon’s centre. Compare with the Moon and learn the basics ↗
How far is that, really?
Beyond a number of kilometres — a distance you can picture.
Automatic examples use the approximate country of your connection. GPS is not needed. If it is wrong or no local example is available, choose one manually.
New York – Washington, DC
About 330 kmStraight-line distance between city reference points. This is not driving distance.
That is greater than the New York–Washington, DC distance. About 1.8–2.4 × the New York–Washington, DC distance.
Imagine rotating the distance between these places so it points straight up. That helps you picture how high space is.
How is the distance calculated?
An approximation along a sphere of radius 6,371 km, calculated from GeoNames coordinates. Values are rounded to suit the distance. This is an educational comparison, not travel planning.
This compares an orbit-type reference range. The exact altitude of this mission is not confirmed by our source.
What is it for?
Earth observation: measurements and images of our planet.
Explanation of the mission category reported by the source.Rocket or payload?
Electron is the launch vehicle. Its payload is what it carries, such as a satellite, probe or spacecraft. Rocket stages can follow different paths.
How a launch works · NASA ↗Quick glossary: orbit, stage, apogee and perigee
- Orbit
- A path around a body such as Earth. Reaching orbit requires enough speed as well as altitude.
- Rocket stage
- A rocket section with its own propulsion for part of the flight.
- Apogee / perigee
- The farthest / nearest point to Earth on an orbit. This is why altitude is often described by two numbers.
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A
-39.26283°, 177.86447°
Open the exact location ↗Recordings & broadcast links
Launch window
23 Oct 2026, 07:00 → 23 Oct 2026, 08:45 · UTC
What does a launch window mean? ↗The data could not be confirmed as current. Showing a saved dataset; verify the schedule with the operator.