Synspective Inc., a SAR satellite data and solutions provider, has revealed that the firm’s fifth SAR satellite successfully reached its target orbit and spread its wings.
The new StriX satellite was successfully deployed into orbit by Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket from the Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula.
This fifth satellite operates in an inclined orbit. By operating from orbit, capturing images can be concentrated in densely populated areas in low- to mid-latitude regions, allowing for more frequent imaging in high-demand areas.
Until the launch of this new StriX satellite, the company’s satellite imaging direction was limited to a single direction, resulting in some areas being impossible to observe. However, combining satellites in inclined and sun-synchronous orbits will enable observation from four directions (east, west, north, and south), allowing us to reduce any blind spots.
Over the coming months, the company will verify observation and data acquisition.