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Hawkeye 360 deploys next-generation radio frequency sensing satellites
by Staff Writers
Herndon VA (SPX) Feb 02, 2021

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HawkEye 360 Inc., the first commercial company to use formation-flying satellites to create a new class of radio frequency (RF) data and data analytics, has announced that Cluster 2 - the company's second cluster of satellites - has successfully been deployed into orbit.

After launching aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 this Sunday morning, the trio of satellites was dispensed from Spaceflight Inc.'s Sherpa-FX orbital transfer vehicle and has established communications with the HawkEye 360 satellite operations center. In the weeks ahead, the satellites will be fully tested, commissioned, and moved into their final formation needed to detect, characterize and geolocate RF signals.

"The expansion of our pioneering constellation is the first of several strong steps we have planned to multiply our existing capabilities and explore new possibilities for RF geospatial intelligence," said CEO John Serafini.

"We are proud to be the leading provider of RF insights to U.S. government, international governments, commercial and humanitarian interests, and we believe our newest deployment, which increases the frequency, quality and quantity of insights we are able to deliver, will be an invaluable resource for our customers."

The company processes and analyzes RF signal data collected by the satellites to deliver actionable insights and a unique layer of knowledge for national security operations, maritime domain awareness, environmental protection and numerous additional applications.

Cluster 2 follows the company's first Pathfinder cluster of satellites, launched two years ago, but is significantly more powerful. The new satellites can process data at a faster rate - leading to increased geolocations with an even greater degree of accuracy - and are equipped with new software-defined radios (SDR) that can simultaneously collect signals from a wide range of frequencies.

These workhorse satellites provide significant capacity increases to meet the demand for robust space-based RF data and analytics required by HawkEye 360's customers.

"Our first satellites were a tremendous success - a perfect proof of concept of the value and utility of this type of geospatial intelligence," said COO Rob Rainhart.

"But these new satellites will supercharge our offerings to customers, with revisit rates and data collection an order of magnitude greater than before. Our engineers and partners have raised the bar, delivering the most capable commercial RF satellites ever built into orbit."

HawkEye 360 will launch five additional clusters (15 satellites) over the next 18 months to establish our initial baseline constellation. Once fully deployed, the company's constellation will have a global revisit rate of less than an hour to support time-sensitive monitoring of active and developing situations.


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