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Synspective

Japanese private space company

Synspective is a publicly traded space company formed in 2018 in Tokyo, Japan. The company specializes in synthetic aperture radar satellites, and operates a constellation of these satellites for advanced earth imaging.

01History

The company was formed in Japan in 2018. The company in its early years was funded by private investors. The first satellite by the company entered operation in 2020. In 2024, the company signed a deal with Rocket Lab for 10 launches of the Electron rocket for a synthetic aperture radar satellite constellation named StriX.

1/6 scale model of a StriX satellite.
1/6 scale model of a StriX satellite.
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