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 plans to launch a second demonstration satellite, StriX-β, in 2021.
Synspective had raised $100,000,000 as of mid-2019.
Synspective originally contracted Arianespace to launch StriX-α on a Vega rocket but signed a contract with Rocket Lab in April after Vega launch schedule delays caused by a July 2019 Vega launch failure.
Synspective Inc. is a Japanese company providing satellite data and derived solutions using small-sized SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellites.
Synspective plans to provide higher-frequency and more stable monitoring in the near future using data obtained from its own SAR satellite constellation.
Synspective launched a SAR-based Flood Damage Assessment Solution service that provides damage information when a flood occurs.
Synspective plans to launch its own small SAR satellite StriX-α in 2020.
Rocket Lab’s 2020-12-12 Electron mission will be a dedicated mission for Japanese company Synspective carrying the StriX-α synthetic aperture radar satellite.
Synspective’s SAR satellite technology was initially developed through the ImPACT program led by The Cabinet Office, Government of Japan.
By 2022, Synspective will launch four commercial satellites as steps toward building and operating a 30-satellite constellation for wide-area, high-frequency ground observation.
Synspective will launch its first SAR satellite, StriX-α, during a 14-day launch window opening on 12 December UTC.
Synspective provides SAR data and analytics and is expanding its commercial customer base.
Synspective is preparing to launch its first synthetic aperture radar technology demonstration satellite, the approximately 150-kilogram StriX-a, on a Rocket Lab Electron from New Zealand in late 2020.
Synspective plans a planned constellation of about 30 synthetic aperture radar satellites to provide geospatial data solutions.
Synspective is a Japanese company developing a synthetic aperture radar satellite constellation.
Synspective reached $100,000,000 in total funding in 2019.
Synspective selected Rocket Lab to launch its first satellite on 2020-04-14.
Rocket Lab signed a contract with Synspective to launch the StriX-α synthetic aperture radar satellite on an Electron rocket from New Zealand in late 2020.
StriX-α will be the first in a constellation of about 25 synthetic aperture radar satellites that Synspective plans to launch over the next several years to provide geospatial data products.
In July 2019 Synspective had raised $100,000,000 since the company’s formation 17 months earlier.