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- Rocket Lab launches 10th Synspective satellite SpaceNews · 26 Jun 2026 Rocket Lab launched a radar-imaging satellite for Japanese company Synspective on June 26, a flight delayed by a responsive space mission.
- Rocket Lab launches ninth Synspective satellite SpaceNews · 22 May 2026 Rocket Lab launched another radar imaging satellite for Synspective as the company plans to sell up to $3 billion in stock to fund future initiatives.
- Rocket Lab launches eighth Synspective radar imaging satellite SpaceNews · 20 Mar 2026 Rocket Lab launched the latest in a series of satellites for Japanese radar imaging company Synspective on March 20.
- Airbus taps Synspective SAR radar network for expanded Earth imaging SpaceDaily · 19 Feb 2026 Paris, France (SPX) Feb 17, 2026 Airbus Defence and Space has signed a new radar satellite data framework agreement with Japanese Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) specialist Synspective Inc. to broaden its space-based rada...
- Synspective tapped to provide satellite imagery for Japan’s new military constellation SpaceNews · 28 Dec 2025 The project reflects a broader global shift toward using commercial remote-sensing satellites for national security missions
- Rocket Lab launches seventh Synspective radar imaging satellite SpaceNews · 14 Oct 2025 Rocket Lab launched a spacecraft for one Japanese radar imaging company Oct. 14, just days after signing a contract for additional launches for another.
- Rocket Lab launches 7th StriX Earth observation satellites for Japan-based Synspective Spaceflight Now · 14 Oct 2025 The ‘Owl New World’ mission was the 13th orbital Electron launch of 2025. The synthetic aperture radar satellite was deployed into a circular low Earth orbit roughly 50 minutes after liftoff from Mahia, New Zealand.
- Synspective purchases 10 additional Electron launches SpaceNews · 1 Oct 2025 Synspective, a Japanese company developing a constellation of radar imaging satellites, has signed a deal with Rocket Lab for an additional 10 Electron launches.
- Rocket Lab launches sixth Synspective radar imaging satellite SpaceNews · 21 Dec 2024 A Rocket Lab Electron successfully launched a radar satellite for Synspective Dec. 21, days after that Japanese company lifted off on the stock market.
- Launch Roundup: SpaceX plans for five customer missions; Rocket Lab to launch mission for Synspective NASASpaceflight · 16 Dec 2024 The orbital launch manifest for the week of Dec. 16 through Dec. 22 is set…
- Demand outstrips radar satellite supply SpaceNews · 20 Sep 2024 PARIS – Synthetic aperture radar constellations are expanding in response to growing public and private demand. In August, Finland-based Iceye launched four radar satellites. Japan’s Synspective sent aloft its fifth
- Rocket Lab Successfully Launches Fifth Radar Imaging Satellite for Synspective The Launch Pad · 3 Aug 2024 Rocket Lab Successfully Launches Fifth Radar Imaging Satellite for Synspective
- Rocket Lab launches fifth Synspective satellite SpaceNews · 2 Aug 2024 Rocket Lab launched the fifth radar imaging satellite for Japanese company Synspective Aug. 2, continuing work with its largest commercial customer.
- Rocket Lab launches 5th mission for Japanese Earth observation company, Synspective Spaceflight Now · 2 Aug 2024 The Electron rocket carried a StriX satellite to low Earth orbit as part of Synspective’s synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite constellation. Liftoff happened on Saturday, Aug. 3, at 4:39 a.m. NZT (Friday, Aug. 2, at...
- Synspective raises $44 million Series C round SpaceNews · 22 Jun 2024 Japanese radar imaging company Synspective has raised 7 billion yen ($44 million) in a Series C round intended to fuel the expansion of its satellite constellation.
- Synspective Signs Contract with Rocket Lab for 10 Electron Launches The Launch Pad · 19 Jun 2024 Synspective Signs Contract with Rocket Lab for 10 Electron Launches
- Synspective orders 10 Rocket Lab Electron launches SpaceNews · 18 Jun 2024 Japanese radar imaging company Synspective has signed a contract for 10 Electron launches from Rocket Lab, the largest contract in the history of the launch provider.
- Rocket Lab launches Synspective radar imaging satellite The National · 12 Mar 2024 Rocket Lab launched a radar imaging satellite for Japanese company Synspective March 12, the latest in a series of launches for that company.
- Rocket Lab’s 30th mission delivers Japanese radar satellite into orbit Spaceflight Now · 15 Sep 2022 Rocket Lab’s 30th mission delivered the StriX 1 radar imaging satellite into orbit for the Japanese Earth observation company Synspective, beginning the deployment of a constellation of 30 commercial radar satellites pla...
- Rocket Lab launches “The Owl Spreads Its Wings” mission NASASpaceflight · 15 Sep 2022 Rocket Lab has made the company and the Electron rocket’s 30th flight. “The Owl Spreads Its Wings,” the company’s third dedicated flight for Japanese company Synspective, launched to Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) on Thursd...
- Synspective raises $100 million Series B round SpaceNews · 29 Mar 2022 Japanese startup Synspective announced March 29 it raised $100 million to continue its development of a constellation of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites.
- Rocket Lab’s The Owl’s Night Continues makes first launch from LC-1B at Mahia NASASpaceflight · 28 Feb 2022 Rocket Lab has conducted its first launch from the second launch pad at its spaceport in Mahia, New Zealand on Tuesday, in the second of four planned missions for the Japanese earth observation company Synspective.
- Rocket Lab launches two BlackSky satellites, wins Synspective contract SpaceNews · 9 Dec 2021 Rocket Lab launched another pair of BlackSky satellites Dec. 8, a day after the company won a contract from a Japanese firm for three launches of radar imaging satellites.
- Rocket Lab closes out year with launch of Synspective’s first radar satellite Spaceflight Now · 15 Dec 2020 Rocket Lab’s seventh and final launch of the year delivered a small radar observation satellite into orbit for Synspective, a Japanese startup planning a fleet of 30 or more Earth-imaging spacecraft providing day-and-nig...
- Synspective shifts launch of first satellite to Rocket Lab SpaceNews · 15 Apr 2020