STRIX-1

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite STRIX-1 at a glance.

Uptime

1029

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 15.2

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

97.5

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for STRIX-1.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: STRIX-1

International designator: 2022-113A

Object number (NORAD): 53815

Object ID (CCSDS): 53815

Country: JAPAN (JPN)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 94.45 minutes

Inclination: 97.5027 deg

SMA: 6870.067 km

Apoapsis: 495.832 km

Periapsis: 488.031 km

RAAN: 244.9219 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0005678

Argument of periapsis: 32.5079 deg

Mean anomaly: 327.6507 deg

Mean motion: 15.24619032 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00008413 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00034371 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 10, 2025, 3:09 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 9, 2025, 10:34 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 STRIX-1

TLE line 1: 1 53815U 22113A 25190.94041156 .00008413 00000-0 34371-3 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 53815 97.5027 244.9219 0005678 32.5079 327.6507 15.24619032155056

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite STRIX-1.

In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated space launch

Second of three launches of a StriX satellite as part of Synspective’s SAR constellation. StriX-1 can gather high resolution Earth observation data regardless of conditions or daylight, offering a resilient and effective resource for the purposes of urban development, infrastructure monitoring, and disaster response.

STRIX-1 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Electron | The Owl Spreads Its Wings (StriX-1)’, on board a Electron space rocket.

The launch took place on Sept. 15, 2022, 8:38 p.m. from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Electron | The Owl Spreads Its Wings (StriX-1)
Electron | The Owl Spreads Its Wings (StriX-1)

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Sept. 15, 2022, 8:38 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Electron

Launch pad: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B

Location: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

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Latest news about this satellite

News about space launch
Rocket Lab’s 30th mission delivers Japanese radar satellite into orbit

Rocket Lab’s 30th mission delivered the StriX 1 radar imaging satellite into orbit for the Japanese Earth observation company Synspective, beginning the deployment of a constellation of 30 commercial radar satellites planned over the next four years.

News about space launch
Rocket Lab launches Japanese radar imaging satellite on 30th Electron mission

Rocket Lab successfully launched a Japanese radar imaging satellite Sept. 15 as the company prepares for another attempt to recover and reuse a booster.

News about space launch
Rocket Lab launches “The Owl Spreads Its Wings” mission

Rocket Lab has made the company and the Electron rocket’s 30th flight. “The Owl Spreads Its Wings,” the company’s third dedicated flight for Japanese company Synspective, launched to Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) on Thursday, Sept. 15, lifting off at 20:38 ...


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