flown by Rocket Lab USA

"Owl Night Long"

Success
MAR 12202415:03:00 UTC

Electron placed StriX-3 into a 561 km sun-synchronous orbit, the 4th of 27 dedicated launches for Synspective's StriX constellation. The Japanese operator's synthetic aperture radar satellites image the Earth's surface through cloud and darkness, supporting infrastructure monitoring and disaster response.

launched from LC-1B Mahia

aboard Electron into SSO

Broadcast

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Payload

StriX-3

Earth observation

last updated Oct 7, 2026