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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StriX-3 is the fourth Synspective satellite to launch to date, and all four launches were with Rocket Lab.
Rocket Lab will launch two more missions for Synspective as part of a multi-launch agreement signed in 2023.
Rocket Lab previously delivered three satellites to Synspective across launches in September 2022, February 2022, and December 2020.
Synspective has raised more than $200,000,000 to deploy its SAR satellite constellation, including a $100,000,000 Series B round in March 2022.
Synspective is developing a constellation of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging satellites.
Rocket Lab launched a radar imaging satellite for Japanese company Synspective on 2024-03-12.
The "Owl Night Long" mission deployed a fourth synthetic aperture radar satellite to Synspective’s Earth-observation constellation.
At the time of its March 2022 Series B round, Synspective projected having a constellation of 30 satellites in orbit by 2026.
Previous Synspective satellites launched on Electron missions in December 2020, February 2022, and September 2022.
Rocket Lab will perform an advanced mid-mission maneuver with the Kick Stage to reduce radiation exposure to the Synspective satellite before deployment.
Strix-3 will be delivered to a Sun-synchronous orbit to join Synspective’s StriX-series constellation.
Synspective and Dynamic Map Platform submitted a proposal titled "Improving road management efficiency by increasing the accuracy of location information using SAR data based on HD maps."
Synspective and Dynamic Map Platform submitted a proposal entitled "Improving road management efficiency by increasing the accuracy of location information using SAR data based on HD maps."
Synspective plans to expand its business through multiple launches in 2025 with StriX-3 as the first aimed at full-scale constellation operations.
The "Owl Night Long" mission will deploy a StriX-3 satellite to low Earth orbit for Synspective.
Synspective is a satellite data solutions provider operating a constellation of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites.
Rocket Lab performed two Synspective launches in 2022, in February and September.
Synspective plans multiple launches in the year of the StriX-3 mission to expand its business and increase its data supply and analysis capabilities.
Synspective operates its own constellation of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites.
Synspective plans to expand its business through multiple launches in 2024 as part of its multi-launch agreement with Rocket Lab.