Asian Surveying & Mapping
Breaking News
Thailand plays host to Southeast Asia’s largest space technology event
Thailand Space Week 2024, the region’s premier international space...
UAE Space Agency delegation participates in key United Nations General Assembly meetings on Outer Space
UAE Space Agency delegation participates in key United Nations...
Ireland unveils Europe’s first verified GNSS data stream service
The National Standards Authority of Ireland’s National Metrology Laboratory...
Japan launches Kirameki 3 military communications satellite with H3 rocket
HELSINKI — Japan launched the Kirameki 3 communications satellite...
World’s first wooden satellite launched into space
The world's first wooden satellite has blasted off on...
Japan’s H3 Rocket Launches Military Communications Satellite
Japan’s H3 rocket launched a Japanese military communications satellite...
Russian rocket launches Iranian satellites into orbit as Moscow and Tehran expand ties
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian rocket on Tuesday blasted...
Juno satellite to be built by SSTL for the UK’s MOD DE&S for advanced military ops
The £40 million project with Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL)...
ISRO set to launch EU’s Proba 3 Sun observation mission in December
Union minister Jitendra Singh also set out the ambitious...
UK to Acquire $51 Million ‘Juno’ Earth Observation Satellite
The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded a 40 million...

March 1st, 2022
Synspective’s Second SAR Satellite “StriX-β” Successfully Reaches Its Target Orbit

TOKYO, 2022, March 1st – Synspective Inc., a SAR satellite data and solutions provider, announced today that StriX-β, its second SAR satellite, has successfully reached its target orbit. Following this successful launch, we have posted our CEO’s comments on our official YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3stYFpx

On March 1st (JST), StriX-β was deployed by Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket at Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex on the Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand. The satellite reached target orbit, a Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO), with an altitude of 561km.

Functions including observation and data acquisition will be verified over the next several months. Details will be shared and updated on Synspective’s website.

Synspective founder and CEO, Dr. Motoyuki Arai:
We thank both Rocket Lab and Synspective members for their diligence and teamwork to successfully put StriX-β into orbit promptly despite unforeseen circumstances and challenges  due to the ongoing pandemic.  With the successful insertion of our second SAR satellite, we will be able to improve our technology for operating multiple satellites and strengthen our data services. With this achievement, we will accelerate the expansion of a thirty SAR satellite constellation and enhance our data analysis technology to realize a “learning world” for a sustainable future.

Rocket Lab founder and CEO, Peter Beck:
Congratulations to the team at Synspective for the successful deployment of the second satellite in their constellation. We are proud to continue our partnership with Synspective and to have provided flexibility in the launch timeline. We look forward to our upcoming missions with Synspective as they grow their SAR constellation.

You can also find the latest information at our StriX-β Launch Mission Page: https://synspective.com/mission2/

About Synspective

Synspective provides one-stop solutions using satellite observation data to steadily move the world forward. Applying the results of the ImPACT program (led by the Government of Japan, Cabinet Office), Synspective is building a constellation of 30 high-frequency, high-resolution SAR satellites to provide data and solutions to government and commercial outfits.

Established: February 22, 2018

Location: 3-10-3 Miyoshi, Koto-ku, Tokyo

Representative: Motoyuki Arai, CEO

https://synspective.com/