Electron • ‘Viva La StriX’

May 1, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launched a StriX satellite, an Earth observation Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) spacecraft, on behalf of Japan-based company, Synspective. This was the ninth mission for Synspective on an Electron rocket. The satellite was deployed into a circular 572 km orbit at a 44.8 degree inclination.