Rocket Lab has successfully launched another satellite for Japanese Earth observation company Synspective, completing the tenth dedicated Electron mission for the customer with a 100% mission success record.
The mission, named “Ten Owl Of Ten,” lifted off aboard an Electron rocket from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand at 5:43 a.m. NZST on 27 June 2026 and deployed its payload into a 552-kilometre low Earth orbit.
Tenth Mission for Synspective
The launch marks Rocket Lab’s 12th mission of 2026 and continues one of the company’s longest-running commercial partnerships.
The latest satellite expands Synspective’s StriX synthetic aperture radar (SAR) constellation to ten operational satellites, all of which have been launched by Rocket Lab’s Electron vehicle.
Rocket Lab said it developed a specially configured Electron payload fairing for the mission to accommodate the dimensions of the StriX satellite, supporting the deployment requirements of the constellation.
Growing Launch Manifest
The mission increases Rocket Lab’s total launch count to 91, further extending Electron’s position as one of the most frequently launched dedicated small satellite launch vehicles.
The company said it has another 17 Electron launches under contract for Synspective as the customer continues to expand its StriX constellation through the end of the decade.
The next dedicated Synspective mission is expected to launch in the early part of the third quarter of this year.
Supporting Earth Observation
Synspective’s StriX satellites use synthetic aperture radar technology to capture high-resolution Earth observation imagery regardless of weather conditions or time of day.
The constellation is designed to support applications including infrastructure monitoring, disaster response, environmental observation and land-use analysis.
