Electron • ‘Eight Days a Week’

March 9, 2026 Will Robinson-Smith

A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launched the eighth Strix synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite for Japan-based Earth-observation company, Synspective. This was the latest mission out of 27 dedicated Electron launches procured by Synspective to launch its StriX satellites. These satellites are in the 100kg class and have a roughly five-year operating life once on orbit. Delayed from March 19/20.