Rocket Lab launches Synspective SAR satellite
Posted: Sat, Mar 16, 2024, 11:46 AM ET (1546 GMT)
Rocket Lab launched a Japanese radar imaging satellite Tuesday. The company's Electron rocket lifted off from its New Zealand launch site at 11:03 am EDT (1503 GMT) and deployed the StriX-3 satellite into a sun-synchronous orbit 54 minutes later. StriX-3 is the fourth synthetic aperture radar imaging satellite for Synspective, a Japanese company with plans to deploy a constellation of 30 such spacecraft. All four have launched on Electron rockets under a multi-launch contract that includes two more launches.
Rocket Lab launched a Japanese radar imaging satellite Tuesday. The company's Electron rocket lifted off from its New Zealand launch site at 11:03 am EDT (1503 GMT) and deployed the StriX-3 satellite into a sun-synchronous orbit 54 minutes later. StriX-3 is the fourth synthetic aperture radar imaging satellite for Synspective, a Japanese company with plans to deploy a constellation of 30 such spacecraft. All four have launched on Electron rockets under a multi-launch contract that includes two more launches.
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