Rocket Lab USA, Inc. a global leader in launch services and space systems announced it has signed a deal with Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective to launch two dedicated Electron missions. The new missions bring the total number of Electron launches contracted by Synspective to six.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rocket Lab has been launching for Synspective since 2020 when the Company deployed the first satellite in Synspective\u2019s synthetic aperture radar (SAR) constellation, which is designed to deliver imagery that can detect millimetre-level changes to the Earth\u2019s surface from space. Since that first mission, Rocket Lab has been the sole launch provider for Synspective\u2019s StriX constellation to date, successfully deploying three StriX satellites across three dedicated Electron launches. Including the two new missions, Rocket Lab is now scheduled to launch three missions for Synspective beginning in late 2023 from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rocket Lab founder and Chief Executive, Peter Beck, says: \u201cIt\u2019s an honor to be entrusted with the continued deployment of Synspective\u2019s constellation. We\u2019re proud to enable them to build out their constellation with precision and efficiency, giving Synspective ultimate schedule and orbit flexibility with frequent dedicated launch opportunities. We\u2019re delighted to continue delivering this unique ability to Synspective through our continued partnership.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to providing Synspective with a high degree over schedule and orbit by flying as a dedicated mission, Rocket Lab also delivers the unique ability to perform an advanced mid-mission maneuver with the Electron rocket\u2019s Kick Stage to shield the StriX satellite from the sun to reduce radiation exposure ahead of payload deployment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Synspective founder and CEO, Dr. Motoyuki Arai, says: \u201cAs we celebrate our three-year partnership with Rocket Lab, which began with our first StriX-\u03b1 satellite in 2020, we are thrilled to entrust them with two more contracts for our StriX satellite launches. Their unwavering reliability and precision have been pivotal to our successful deployments. We\u2019re looking forward to the upcoming launches and the new insights to enhance our satellite data and solution service in line with our customer needs.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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