2022 November 15, Tokyo – Geo Climate Risk Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (GCRS), a solution provider, consultancy, and advisory services firm that focuses on natural hazards risk analytics and environmental and sustainability challenges, and Synspective, a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite data and solutions provider, are pleased to announce a new partnership for SAR-based analysis solutions for critical infrastructure and mining industries in India and across South Asia. Under this partnership, GCRS and Synspective will join together to provide risk analysis solutions for critical infrastructure and mining industries to accelerate net-zero…
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Synspective’s Third SAR Satellite “StriX-1” Successfully Reaches Its Target Orbit
TOKYO, 2022, September 16 – Synspective Inc., a SAR satellite data and solutions provider, announced today that StriX-1, its third SAR satellite, has successfully been put into its target orbit. On September 16, StriX-1 was deployed by Rocket Lab’s Electron at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula. The satellite was put into its target orbit: a Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO), with an altitude of 561km. Functions including observation and data acquisition will be verified over the next several months. Details will be shared and updated on Synspective’s…
Read MoreSynspective enters into contract for “demonstration project for expanding the use of small SAR satellite constellations” led by the Cabinet Office
TOKYO, 2022, April 21 – Synspective Inc., a SAR satellite data and solutions provider, announced that it has entered into a contract for a “demonstration project for expanding the use of small SAR satellite constellations” led by the National Space Policy Secretariat of the Cabinet Office. Background In recent years, in the field of remote sensing satellites, there has become an increasing need for small satellite constellations that enable high-frequency imaging. Particularly, SAR satellites (radar satellites), which are capable of making observations at night and in any weather conditions, are…
Read MoreJapanese Space Industry Startup “Synspective” Raises US $100 Million in Funding
Cumulative funding reaches over US $200 million in total TOKYO, 2022, March 29 – Synspective Inc., a SAR satellite data and solutions provider, announced that the company has raised US $100M (11.9 billion yen) including a Series B funding round. The latest funding was led by Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. (Tokyo, Japan), Nomura SPARX Investment, Inc. (Tokyo, Japan), and Pavilion Capital Pte. Ltd. (Singapore) among others, as well as bank loans, and it is supposed to be ranked within the top ten largest startups in Japan*. This puts Synspective’s total…
Read MoreSynspective works with the World Bank and NDRRMA to assess slope instability-related geohazards in Melamchi, Nepal
InSAR-based Approach Discovers Spatio-temporal Slope Susceptibility Tokyo, Japan, 23rd March 2022 – Synspective Inc., under the supervision of the World Bank and National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA), Government of Nepal, investigated the land displacement hazards in the upstream part of the Melamchi River, Nepal in response to the destructive flood disaster that occurred there on June 15, 2021. The results demonstrated that Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data and time-series interferometric SAR (InSAR) analysis-based Earth observation techniques have the capabilities to offer a more cost-saving alternative to periodically…
Read MoreJICA and Synspective start demonstration for the development of a disaster prevention management system in Guatemala using SAR satellite data
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Synspective have started a satellite use service demonstration to monitor ground movements in Guatemala City, Guatemala, as part of an information gathering and pilot project. Land displacement disasters in GuatemalaGuatemala is a Central American country, and is about 1/3 the size of Japan. Spanish is the official and most spoken language. Similar to Japan, Guatemala is prone to earthquakes and other disaster risks such as heavy rains due to hurricanes, landslides, and volcanic disasters. Japan, which is also a volcanic country, has been implementing…
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