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 was established in 2018 as an end-to-end SAR satellite data and solution provider.
Synspective operates a constellation of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites and provides satellite data solutions.
The project under the memorandum of understanding will assess Vietnam’s monitoring capabilities using Synspective’s SAR satellite constellation.
Synspective has been selected for the Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Innovation Promotion Program implemented by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry through the Small Business Innovation Research system.
Synspective’s grant proposal focuses on leveraging a small SAR satellite constellation to develop a daily InSAR service.
Synspective’s strategic business plan envisions launching a small SAR satellite constellation beginning with six units after 2024.
Synspective plans to expand its small SAR satellite constellation to thirty units by the late 2020s.
Synspective forged a partnership with Tokyo Keiki to establish a mass production facility to support scaled production and next-generation development.
Synspective entered into a partnership with SoSiLA Chuo Rinkan, a logistics facility managed by Sumitomo Corporation, to serve as the manufacturing and mass production base for future SAR satellites.
The StriX series comprises SAR satellites operated by Synspective.
Rocket Lab has conducted three launch missions to deploy Synspective’s SAR satellites into their designated orbits.
Rocket Lab provides dedicated Electron launch services and has delivered launch missions for small satellites including Synspective’s StriX satellites.
Rocket Lab launched a Synspective mission named The Owl Spreads Its Wings on 15 September 2022.
The two new dedicated Electron missions bring Synspective's total number of contracted Electron launches to six.
Rocket Lab has been launching for Synspective since 2020 when Rocket Lab deployed the first satellite in Synspective’s synthetic aperture radar constellation.
Rocket Lab is scheduled to launch three missions for Synspective beginning in late 2023 from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand, including the two new missions.
Rocket Lab launched a Synspective mission named The Owl’s Night Continues on 28 February 2022.
Rocket Lab launched a Synspective mission named The Owl’s Night Begins on 15 December 2020.
Synspective joined several commercial constellation operators that signed multi-launch agreements on Electron in 2023, including HawkEye 360 and Capella Space.
Synspective’s synthetic aperture radar constellation is designed to deliver imagery that can detect millimetre-level changes to the Earth’s surface from space.