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Rocket Lab's 98th Electron launch deploys three HawkEye 360 satellites

Rocket Lab said it launched the satellites, which HawkEye 360 calls Cluster 16, to a 520-kilometer orbit from New Zealand on Oct. 23.

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A Rocket Lab Electron rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, with NASA's final pair of TROPICS satellites on May 26, 2023.
A Rocket Lab Electron rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, with NASA's final pair of TROPICS satellites on May 26, 2023. NASA/Rocket Lab · Public domain

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