Synspective

Synspective is a Japanese Earth-observation company developing and operating the StriX family of small synthetic-aperture-radar satellites and supplying radar data and analytics. StriX uses X-band radar and a deployable antenna to acquire observations at night and through cloud, complementing optical imagery. Its technology originated in Japan's ImPACT research programme with work involving the University of Tokyo, Tokyo Institute of Technology and JAXA. The company's services include land-displacement monitoring, flood and disaster-damage assessment, offshore wind and wave analysis, forest inventory, and object detection. It supplies imagery directly to government and business users and to other analytics providers. Expansion of its constellation is a development goal rather than an indication that every planned satellite is already operating.