Synspective built the satellite as part of establishing its production system to produce several satellites concurrently.
Rocket Lab launched its 45th Electron rocket, successfully deploying a fourth synthetic aperture radar satellite to Synspectives Earth-observation constellation.
Owl Night Long, a dedicated mission for Synspective, launched from Pad B at Rocket Labs Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand at 04:03 NZDT March 13, 2024 (15:03 UTC, March 12). The mission delivered a single spacecraft, the StriX-3 satellite, to a 561km Sun Synchronous Orbit, where it joined Synspectives growing constellation.
Rocket Lab has been the sole launch provider for Synspectives constellation, previously delivering three satellites across launches in September 2022, February 2022, and December 2020. Rocket Lab will launch two more missions for Synspective as part of a multi-launch agreement signed in 2023.
Owl Night Long was Rocket Labs third Electron mission of 2024. Rocket Labs next launch is scheduled to liftoff no earlier than March 20th from Launch Complex 2 in Wallops, Virginia for the National Reconnaissance Office.
