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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Companies building additional small SAR constellations include Synspective of Tokyo.
Synspective will use its $100,000,000 in funding to further satellite development, manufacturing, and product development.
Synspective is planning a constellation of around 25 small synthetic aperture radar satellites for global Earth coverage.
By 2022 Synspective aims to have six satellites in orbit to provide sufficient imaging capacity to cover all of Asia’s major cities.
Synspective’s first satellite is a 150-kilogram demonstrator slated to launch on an Arianespace Vega rocket in 2020.
Twelve firms helped Synspective reach $100,000,000 in funding, including Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation, Shimizu Corporation, and Keio Innovation Initiative 1-LPS.
On 2019-07-26, Synspective had reached $100,000,000 in funding since forming 17 months earlier.