{"city":"Tokyo","name":"Synspective","slug":"synspective","facts":[{"date":"2026-09-14","type":"partnership","value":"Four commercial reseller partnerships added in South America","source":"Synspective"},{"date":"2026-09-14","type":"product_launch","value":"Launch schedule announced for the 11th StriX SAR satellite","source":"Synspective"},{"date":"2026-09-14","type":"product_launch","value":"11th StriX SAR satellite reached its target orbit","source":"Synspective"},{"date":"2026-09-14","type":"partnership","value":"Disaster-imagery agreement with NTT DOCOMO and NTT DATA","source":"Synspective"},{"date":"2026-09-14","type":"partnership","value":"Developed a higher-precision flood-estimation method with Spectee","source":"Synspective"},{"date":"2026-09-03","type":"deployment","value":"Rocket Lab launched Synspective’s 11th StriX SAR satellite","source":"sorae"}],"peers":[{"name":"ICEYE","rank":2,"slug":"iceye","score":"93"},{"name":"HawkEye 360","rank":14,"slug":"hawkeye-360","score":"82"},{"name":"Planet Labs","rank":17,"slug":"planet-labs","score":"81.5"},{"name":"BlackSky","rank":34,"slug":"blacksky","score":"78"},{"name":"iQPS","rank":47,"slug":"iqps","score":"74.5"},{"name":"Umbra","rank":63,"slug":"umbra","score":"70"}],"stage":"Public","state":"Tokyo","aliases":[],"country":"Japan","domains":[{"why":"Synspective builds and operates the StriX constellation of small synthetic-aperture radar satellites, supplying satellite imagery for rapid disaster assessment and other Earth-observation use cases.","list":"Space 100","rank":95,"tier":"member","layer":"Satellites & spacecraft","total":64,"domain":"Space","scores":{"gate_ne":["firepower"],"leverage":6,"position":6,"progress":9,"firepower":6,"commercial":5,"deployment":7,"production":6,"technology":6},"edition":"November 2026","segment":"Earth observation"}],"founded":null,"signals":[{"date":"2026-10-28","header":"QPS Research Institute and Synspective began joint research with Japan’s NILIM on fire-damage detection using small SAR satellites.","outlet":"SPACE CONNECT"},{"date":"2026-10-26","header":"Synspective selected for UNDP Japan SDGs Innovation Challenge to demonstrate satellite and AI coastal monitoring in Jamaica","outlet":"SPACE CONNECT"},{"date":"2026-10-26","header":"Synspective selected for UNDP’s Japan SDGs Innovation Challenge to demonstrate satellite and AI coastal monitoring in Jamaica","outlet":"SPACE CONNECT"},{"date":"2026-10-02","header":"Synspective signed a Rocket Lab contract to launch 20 StriX SAR satellites.","outlet":"SPACE CONNECT"},{"date":"2026-09-26","header":"Rocket Lab launched Synspective’s 13th StriX SAR satellite into low Earth orbit.","outlet":"SPACE CONNECT"},{"date":"2026-09-19","header":"Rocket Lab launched Synspective’s StriX-12 Earth-observation satellite on Electron.","outlet":"Novosti Kosmonavtiki"}],"website":"https://synspective.com","category":"Space · Satellites & spacecraft","categories":[{"name":"Earth observation","domain":"Space","parent":"Space · Satellites & spacecraft"}],"last_round":null,"updated_at":"2026-11-02T16:32:12.439+00:00","facts_total":48,"positioning":"Synspective is a Japanese SAR operator (TSE:290A) building the StriX constellation toward 11 satellites in 2026 (30 planned), with gen-3 satellites (30 images a day) from 2026. Its model is Japan-defense-dependent, with a plan calling for ~80% Japanese MoD revenue in 2026, and it carries the highest satellite cost basis among SAR peers (versus ICEYE's ~$2M), a margin-pressure flag. Revenue is <25m class (verified-light; a dedicated filings pass owed).","sub_category":"Earth observation","signals_total":51,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/synspective","title":"Synspective · space, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · scores, facts and signals · Frontier Tech Intelligence","description":"Synspective builds and operates the StriX constellation of small synthetic-aperture radar satellites, supplying satellite imagery for rapid disaster assessment and other Earth-observation use cases. Space 100 rank 95 (score 64) 51 signals and 48 facts with sources.","publisher":"Frontier Tech Intelligence (Future Frontiers, a trade name of Essential Cognition Inc.)","note":"Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence; facts and signals carry their sources."}