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 will use its operational StriX-α smallsat, StriX-β which has been on orbit since March, and StriX-1 which is scheduled to launch within the year for the demonstration.
Synspective has contracted for a demonstration project for expanding the use of small SAR satellite constellations led by Japan’s National Space Policy Secretariat of the Cabinet Office.
Synspective launched and operates two satellites since its establishment in 2018.
Synspective Inc. entered into a contract to participate in a demonstration project for expanding the use of small SAR satellite constellations led by the National Space Policy Secretariat of the Cabinet Office.
Synspective will utilize its small SAR satellites StriX-α, StriX-β, and StriX-1 for the demonstration.
Rocket Lab has a multi-launch contract to provide three dedicated Electron missions for Earth imaging company Synspective, the first of which launched in February 2022.
Synspective plans to use the funding to accelerate development of a constellation of 30 SAR satellites it expects to have in orbit by 2026.
Synspective raised $100,000,000 on 2022-03-29 to continue development of a constellation of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites.
With a total of $200,000,000 raised to date, Synspective is among the largest startups in Japan in any industry.
The StriX β launch on 2022-02-28 was the first of a three-launch deal between Synspective and Rocket Lab that was agreed in 2021-12-01.
Choun Chee Kong, head of Japan investments for Pavilion Capital, supports Synspective's involvement in disaster mitigation through developing and operating SAR satellites and providing solution services that utilize SAR data.
Synspective has launched two satellites to date: StriX α in 2020-12-01 and StriX β on 2022-02-28.
Synspective previously completed a funding round nearly three years earlier that brought the amount raised by the company to $100,000,000.
Synspective develops and operates high-frequency, high-resolution synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites to provide data analytics and solution services.
Synspective aims to establish a constellation of 30 SAR satellites around 2026 to enable wide-area, high-frequency Earth observation.
Synspective launched the StriX-β satellite on 2022-03-01.
Synspective’s total funding since founding is $200,000,000 (22,800,000,000 JPY).
Synspective Inc. raised $100,000,000 (11,900,000,000 JPY) in a funding round that included a Series B.
Synspective used Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data and time-series interferometric SAR (InSAR) analysis–based Earth observation techniques to monitor slope susceptibility and identify potential precursors of slow-evolving failure conditions.
A helicopter survey conducted five months after the 2021-06-15 disaster corroborated Synspective’s InSAR-based findings in the Melamchi area.