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 signed a contract with Rocket Lab for 10 Electron launches from 2025 through 2027.
Synspective announced the Series C funding round on 2024-06-20.
With the new Series C round, Synspective has raised 28,100,000,000 JPY in capital and 8,300,000,000 JPY in loans.
Synspective has two additional Electron launches planned for later 2024 under an earlier contract.
Synspective has launched four synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging satellites to date.
Synspective raised 11,900,000,000 JPY in a Series B round in March 2022.
Synspective will use the Series C funding to ramp up production of satellites, develop satellite data solutions, and expand its business globally.
Rocket Lab deployed the first satellite in Synspective’s synthetic aperture radar (SAR) constellation in 2020.
The ten new dedicated launches for Synspective are scheduled to take place across 2025–2027.
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. signed a ten-launch Electron agreement with Japanese Earth observation company Synspective.
The signing event for the Rocket Lab–Synspective launch agreement took place in Tokyo on 2024-06-18.
Rocket Lab operates Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand as a site for Synspective launches.
Synspective has raised $200,000,000 to date, including a $100,000,000 Series B round in 2022.
Synspective is planning a constellation of up to 30 satellites by the end of the decade to provide near real-time planetary observations for disaster management and other applications.
Rocket Lab’s most recent launch of a Synspective SAR satellite occurred in March and was part of a multi-launch contract that includes two more launches later 2024 separate from the new 10-launch contract.
The contract between Synspective and Rocket Lab covers launches of individual StriX synthetic aperture radar spacecraft on Electron rockets from 2025 through 2027.
Rocket Lab has launched all four of Synspective’s SAR satellites on Electron rockets since 2020.
Rocket Lab has been the sole launch provider for Synspective’s StriX constellation and has deployed four StriX satellites across four dedicated Electron launches since 2020.
The ten new dedicated Rocket Lab launches for Synspective will occur across 2025 and 2027.
Synspective will continue to build an analytics platform to enable visualization and analysis of global environmental and economic activities starting with constructing a SAR satellite constellation.