Synspective, founded in 2018, is a Japanese space startup and solutions provider that develops and operates its own constellation of small SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellites. The company provides SAR data and cloud-based analytics solutions to government agencies and companies globally, focusing on disaster response, national security, and environmental monitoring. Synspective aims to build a constellation of 30 satellites by the late 2020s to enable near real-time observation of changes on Earth, with partners including Mitsubishi Electric and Addvalue. Associated keywords include: SAR data, earth observation, remote sensing, disaster management, and environmental monitoring.
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Synspective’s StriX small SAR satellites are equipped with a synthetic aperture radar sensor that can observe the Earth’s surface in any weather condition day or night.
Rocket Lab first launched a mission for Synspective in December 2020.
Synspective is a Japanese Earth observation company operating a constellation of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites.
Rocket Lab first launched for Synspective in December 2020.
Synspective is a Japanese Earth observation company operating a constellation of synthetic aperture radar satellites.
Synspective’s StriX small SAR satellites are equipped with a synthetic aperture radar sensor that can observe the Earth’s surface in any weather condition day or night.
Synspective plans to build a full constellation of 30 small SAR satellites by the late 2020s.
Synspective plans to hire approximately 50 new employees as the Yamato Technology Center begins full-scale operations.
Synspective will introduce ergonomically designed equipment and tools at the Yamato Technology Center to support consistent, high-quality satellite production.
Synspective established a comprehensive production system for StriX synthetic aperture radar satellites with the start of operations at the Yamato Technology Center.
The 2024-08-03 mission was Synspective’s second launch in 2024 following the "Owl Night Long" mission in 2024-03-01.
Rocket Lab provided a custom Electron fairing to encapsulate Synspective’s StriX satellite on the 2024-08-03 mission.
Rocket Lab deployed a single satellite to low Earth orbit for Synspective on the 2024-08-03 Electron mission.
The mission deployed the fifth StriX synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging satellite for Synspective.
The 2024-08-03 mission was the fifth of 16 Electron launches booked by Synspective to deploy its SAR satellite constellation.
Synspective booked ten dedicated Electron launches as part of a multi-launch agreement announced in June 2024, with those launches scheduled to take place across 2025–2027.
Rocket Lab and Synspective agreed a new multi-launch contract in June 2024 for ten dedicated Electron launches for Synspective.
Synspective is a Japanese Earth observation company deploying a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) constellation designed to detect millimetre-level changes to the Earth’s surface from space.
The ten dedicated Electron launches contracted in June 2024 for Synspective are scheduled to take place across 2025–2027.
Synspective raised 7,000,000,000 JPY in a Series C funding round intended to expand its satellite constellation.