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Rocket Lab launches Synspective radar satellite

May 22: Electron lifts StriX from New Zealand to a 572 km orbit

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Rocket Lab launched a Synspective StriX radar-imaging satellite from New Zealand, adding to a Japan-focused SAR constellation as Rocket Lab lines up new financing for growth.

  1. Frame 1May 22: Electron lifts StriX from New Zealand to a 572 km orbit.
  2. Frame 2The satellite joins Japan's SAR network for cities, infrastructure, construction, and disaster response.
  3. Frame 3SAR maps through cloud and darkness when ordinary optical imagery goes blind.
  4. Frame 4Synspective wants 30 satellites by 2028; Rocket Lab has 18 more launches booked.
  5. Frame 5Rocket Lab is lining up $3 billion in stock sales. The cadence now has to prove the business.
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May 25, 12:27 AM EDT
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