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LoginRocket Lab Launches Advanced Japanese Radar Imaging Satellite into Orbit
Washington, June 27 (QNA) - Rocket Lab, the US-based company, successfully launched Saturday a new Japanese Earth-observation and remote-sensing satellite aboard its Electron rocket from Launch Complex 1 at its Mahia Peninsula site in New Zealand.
The firm stated that the rocket carried the "Strix" satellite, developed by the Japanese startup Synspective based in Tokyo, and successfully deployed it into a low Earth orbit at an altitude of 552 kilometers and an inclination of 42 degrees.
The mission also featured the use of a payload fairing in a special geometric configuration designed to fully match the structural dimensions of the Japanese satellite.
The new satellite relies on synthetic aperture radar (SAR) technology, which enables high-resolution imaging of the Earth's surface around the clock and under all weather conditions, including penetration of dense cloud cover and operation in darkness, with the aim of using its data for urban planning, infrastructure monitoring, and effective disaster response.
This mission, which represents Rocket Lab's 12th launch this year and the 91st overall Electron rocket launch in its history, further strengthens the rocket's position as the world's most frequently used commercial small-lift launch vehicle, confirms the ongoing partnership between the two firms, as this is the tenth satellite launched by Rocket Lab for the Japanese company with a full success rate.
Rocket Lab and Synspective are bound by a long-term contract that includes 17 additional scheduled launch missions through 2030 to complete the Japanese company's satellite constellation, with the next mission expected in early Q3 of this year. (QNA)
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