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Rocket Lab signs 20-launch Synspective deal
Rocket Lab signed a multi-year agreement for 20 Electron missions with Synspective, its biggest commercial Electron launch deal, on Sept. 30, 2026.
- Contract covers 20 new Electron missions for Tokyo-based Synspective.
- Rocket Lab says the deal is its largest commercial Electron launch contract.
- Total Electron missions for Synspective rises to 47.
Rocket Lab said on Sept. 30, 2026 it signed a multi-year launch agreement for 20 new Electron missions with Tokyo-based Earth observation company Synspective. The company said the deal is the largest commercial launch contract for Electron in its history.
The contract takes the total number of Electron missions for Synspective to 47, the most of any Rocket Lab launch customer. Rocket Lab said the remaining terms of the deal were undisclosed.
Mission plan
Rocket Lab will launch 20 StriX synthetic aperture radar satellites to sun-synchronous orbit from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1. The missions are scheduled annually from 2028 through 2031.
Rocket Lab said the launches will support Synspective’s goal of building a satellite constellation capable of imaging any location on Earth within hours, day or night, and through any weather conditions.
Comments
When constellation builders want control over their destiny, they come to Rocket Lab.
— Sir Peter Beck, Rocket Lab founder and CEO
Electron's precision and reliability have played a central role in steadily scaling our StriX constellation.
— Dr. Motoyuki Arai, Synspective founder and CEO
Rocket Lab said the agreement is the latest in a wave of multi-launch contracts awarded to the company this year, pushing its launch backlog beyond 100 missions.
Source: GlobeNewswire,