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Rocket Lab launches 11th Synspective radar-imaging satellite on Electron

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Rocket Lab launched the 11th satellite for Japanese radar-imaging company Synspective, reinforcing the customer’s role as one of Electron’s largest users. The mission adds to Synspective’s Earth-observation constellation and highlights recurring demand for dedicated small-satellite launch services.

Discovered 2026-09-02T09:45:49.270958-07:00 | 2026-09-02T09:45:49.270958-07:00

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  • The mission demonstrates recurring commercial demand for Electron: Synspective is one of two major customers and has now flown 11 satellites with Rocket Lab.
  • Synspective’s expanding radar-imaging constellation reflects sustained investment in specialized Earth observation, following the company’s previous Electron mission and parallel growth by other Japanese imaging operators such as iQPS.

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