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Synspective StriX

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Synspective StriX is an operational X-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) constellation mission operated by Synspective. The mission began with the first StriX satellite reaching target orbit on 2020-12-15,^[1] and the thirteenth StriX satellite was launched on 2026-09-26.^[2] The early StriX demonstration satellite flew at approximately 500 km altitude; the operational StriX-1 and StriX-beta satellites were placed in a 561 km sun-synchronous orbit.^[3] StriX delivers wide-area coverage with a nominal 30 km swath and supports revisit intervals of approximately one day for priority areas, with tasking available to commercial customers.^[4] Primary application areas include ground subsidence monitoring, flood extent mapping, disaster damage assessment, transport infrastructure inspection, and urban change detection. The constellation is designed for global commercial SAR data delivery with an emphasis on disaster response and infrastructure management.^[3]

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current status	Operational
operator	Synspective
launch vehicle	Rocket Lab Electron
Launched	2020-12-15
orbit type	Sun-synchronous or inclined low Earth orbit; first StriX at 500 km, later StriX-1 and StriX-beta at 561 km SSO
swath km	30
revisit days	1
tasking supported	Yes
current geographic priority	Global commercial SAR data, with operator emphasis on disaster response, infrastructure, land displacement and urban development.
claim status	Unclaimed

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carries instrument StriX SAR

operated by Synspective

launched on Rocket Lab Electron

related to Subsidence

related to Flooding

related to Disaster damage assessment

related to Urban change

SAR backscatter imaging → demonstrated StriX SAR

SAR backscatter - change detection → demonstrated StriX SAR

InSAR - surface deformation → demonstrated StriX SAR

Sources

[1]First StriX satellite reached target orbit, Synspectiveoperator press2020-12-152026-06-14
[2]Thirteenth StriX deployment announcementoperator press-2026-10-19
[3]StriX constellation, Synspectiveoperator marketing-2026-06-14
[4]StriX Data, Synspectiveoperator marketing-2026-06-14
[5]Ninth StriX satellite reached target orbit, Synspectiveoperator press2026-05-222026-06-14

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Synspective StriX. EO-Atlas, SpectraWorks B.V. https://eo-atlas.org/missions/synspective-strix (CC BY 4.0)

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@misc{eoatlas:missions:synspective-strix,
  title = {Synspective StriX},
  author = {{EO-Atlas}},
  publisher = {SpectraWorks B.V.},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
  url = {https://eo-atlas.org/missions/synspective-strix}
}