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• Joshua Faleti
Synspective will launch its 11th StriX synthetic-aperture radar satellite on Aug. 31 aboard a Rocket Lab Electron, continuing deployment of its Earth-observation constellation. The announcement adds another scheduled mission to Rocket Lab’s commercial launch pipeline and advances Synspective’s constellation buildout.
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Synspective will launch its 11th StriX synthetic-aperture radar satellite on Aug. 31 aboard a Rocket Lab Electron, continuing deployment of its Earth-observation constellation. The announcement adds another scheduled mission to Rocket Lab’s commercial launch pipeline and advances Synspective’s constellation buildout.
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