Enhanced disaster response, environmental monitoring, agricultural productivity and infrastructure planning has been made available to businesses in Thailand thanks to a new partnership announced between Tokyo-based SAR satellite data and solutions provider, Synspective Inc., and Asia’s leading satellite operator and space technology service provider, Thaicom. Synspective and Thaicom will supply a joint solution to government, defense, agriculture, and finance sectors in Thailand that enhances disaster response, environmental monitoring, agricultural productivity, and infrastructure planning. The collaboration will combine Synspective’s expertise in SAR technology and Thaicom’s knowledge in the satellite and space…
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Synspective and Insight Terra Announce Space-Enabled Data and Monitoring Solution for Mine Tailings Facilities
Companies to Combine IoT Platform with Satellite SAR Data Synspective, a Tokyo based SAR (synthetic aperture radar) satellite data and solutions provider, and Insight Terra, a London based start-up providing a cloud based environmental and infrastructure risk management platform and solutions, have entered into a strategic partnership to deliver a new space enabled data and monitoring solution for the mining industry. The solution uses satellites and earth observation coupled with ground sensors to monitor mine tailings facilities. Synspective and Insight Terra will work together to provide an integrated product offering…
Read MoreSynspective Releases First Image from its Third SAR Satellite “StriX-1”
Captured Venice and its Lagoon in Italy Synspective Inc., a SAR satellite data and analytics solution provider, is pleased to announce that it has successfully acquired the image from its third SAR satellite, “StriX-1”. “StriX-1” was launched by Rocket Lab’s Electron from New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula launch site on September 16, 2022 (JST) and put into target orbit at an altitude of 561km in a sun-synchronous orbit (SSO). Since then, it has been operating effectively and has successfully observed several places around the world including Venice and its lagoon in…
Read MoreSynspective and GCRS Announce Partnership for SAR Satellite-Based Risk Analysis Solutions in South Asia
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…
Read MoreSynspective’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 MoreNotice regarding Launch Schedule for our Third SAR Satellite “StriX-1”
TOKYO, 2022, August 16 – Synspective Inc., a SAR satellite data and analytic solutions provider, announced today the official launch schedule of StriX-1, the company’s third SAR satellite. Scheduled Date of Launch StriX-1 has a launch window starting from mid-September (UTC). Exact lift-off target date and time will be confirmed soon. Please note that the launch may be postponed or canceled due to unforeseen weather conditions or complications. For the latest information, please visit our StriX-1 Launch Mission Page. URL: https://synspective.com/strix-1/ *To be released shortly Launch Vehicle / Location The…
Read MoreSynspective releases First Image from its Small SAR Satellite “StriX-ß” that captures 3 cities around the world
Moves toward establishing a full constellation Synspective Inc., a SAR satellite data and analytic- solution provider, announced that it has successfully acquired its first image from its second SAR satellite, “StriX-ß”. “StriX-ß” was launched by Rocket Lab’s Electron from New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula launch site on March 1, 2022 (JST) and put into target orbit at an altitude of 561km in a sun-synchronous orbit (SSO). Since then, it has been operating effectively and has imaged cities around the world, including in Manila, Philippines, Brasília, Brazil, and Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Future…
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…
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