Ocean color sensing - then and now. The SeaStar/SeaWIFS instrument, launched in 1997 (bottom) is compared to the SeaHawk/HawkEye mission (top). Credit: NASA GSFC
Left: Scaled chlorophyll-a retrievals for Monterey Bay, as measured by the HawkEye sensor on Seahawk. Center: A true color image of Monetery Bay, captured by HawkEye. Right: Chlorophyll-a data measured by MODIS/Aqua one day earlier. Credit: NASA GSFC
The first SeaHawk image, captured by the HawkEye sensor on March 21, 2019 from an altitude of 588 km, superimposed on a map of California. Credit: NASA GSFC
Scientists and engineers celebrate after the launch of SeaHawk on December 3, 2018. Credit: Gene Feldman (NASA GSFC)
Spaceflight's SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Vandenberg AFB for a sun-synchronous low earth orbit, carrying SeaHawk and 63 other satellites. Credit: SpaceX
The SSO-A Smallsat Express will be the largest single rideshare mission launched from a U.S.-based vehicle. The SSO-A Smallsat Express will carry 49 CubeSats, including SeaHawk, and 15 MicroSats from 34 countries. Credit: Spaceflight Industries
GSFC researchers and engineers await the launch of Sun Industry's Sun-Synchronous Orbit A (SSO-A) SmallSat Express. Credit: NASA GSFC
A SpaceX Falcon 9 First Stage booster successfully completes a static test fire on November 16, 2018. Credit: SpaceX
The mechanical design concept for the HawkEye Ocean Color Sensor. Credit: NASA GSFC
In 1997, scientists and engineers from Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) watch the launch of the Sea-Viewing Wide Field-of-View Sensor (SeaWiFs), NASA's revolutionary ocean color mission and the precursor to Hawkeye. Credit: NASA GSFC
SeaHawk mechanical components assembled for fit check testing. Credit: Clyde Space
Overview of SOCON's first spacecraft - the SeaHawk CubeSat satellite. Manufactured by Clyde Space Ltd, the Seahawk CubeSat will carry HawkEye, a high spatial resolution, multispectral, ocean color sensor built by Cloudland Instruments, LLC. Credit: NASA GSFC
SOCON is a partnership for development and proof-of-concept for a low-cost, miniaturized, multispectral ocean color imager capable of flight on an autonomous nanosatellite (CubeSat). Credit: NASA GSFC
