Launch probability: 95%

StriX-α is a demonstration mission for Japanese company Synspective which plans to deploy a constellation of synthetic aperture radar satellites. For this mission, Rocket Lab will utilize a custom expanded fairing to encompass Synspective’s wide-body satellite – the first use of the expanded fairing options that Rocket Lab recently introduced.

Mission type: Earth Science · Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Rocket: Electron · Provider: Rocket Lab