HAWK-12C

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite HAWK-12C at a glance.

Uptime

22

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 15.1

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

97.4

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for HAWK-12C.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: HAWK-12C

International designator: 2025-138A

Object number (NORAD): 64621

Object ID (CCSDS): 64621

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 95.063 minutes

Inclination: 97.4305 deg

SMA: 6899.758 km

Apoapsis: 531.089 km

Periapsis: 512.157 km

RAAN: 203.0285 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0013719

Argument of periapsis: 220.3193 deg

Mean anomaly: 139.7023 deg

Mean motion: 15.14788392 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.0000285 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00015676 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 18, 2025, 2:44 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 17, 2025, 9:33 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 HAWK-12C

TLE line 1: 1 64621U 25138A 25198.89818053 .00002850 00000-0 15676-3 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 64621 97.4305 203.0285 0013719 220.3193 139.7023 15.14788392 3208

Live tracking on map

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In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated space launch

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). 3 of the satellites will comprise HawkEye 360’s Cluster 12 and will operate in a dawn-to-dusk polar orbit, while the 4th is Kestrel-0A, an experimental satellite designed to evaluate emerging capabilities and future technology enhancements.

HAWK-12C was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Electron | Get The Hawk Outta Here (4x HawkEye 360)’, on board a Electron space rocket.

The launch took place on June 26, 2025, 5:28 p.m. from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Electron | Get The Hawk Outta Here (4x HawkEye 360)
Electron | Get The Hawk Outta Here (4x HawkEye 360)

Agency: HawkEye 360

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: June 26, 2025, 5:28 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Electron

Launch pad: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A

Location: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

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