STRIX-3

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite STRIX-3 at a glance.

Uptime

644

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 15.2

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

97.6

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for STRIX-3.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: STRIX-3

International designator: 2024-047A

Object number (NORAD): 59224

Object ID (CCSDS): 59224

Country: JAPAN (JPN)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 95.001 minutes

Inclination: 97.6431 deg

SMA: 6896.781 km

Apoapsis: 528.188 km

Periapsis: 509.105 km

RAAN: 318.6224 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0013835

Argument of periapsis: 344.8851 deg

Mean anomaly: 15.1966 deg

Mean motion: 15.15769222 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00006588 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00034804254 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 16, 2025, 2:19 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 15, 2025, 10:57 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 STRIX-3

TLE line 1: 1 59224U 24047A 25349.95637519 .00006588 00000-0 34804-3 0 9996

TLE line 2: 2 59224 97.6431 318.6224 0013835 344.8851 15.1966 15.15769222 96950

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite STRIX-3.

In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated space launch

StriX-3 is a synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective. It 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-3 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Electron | Owl Night Long (StriX-3)’, on board a Electron space rocket.

The launch took place on March 12, 2024, 3:03 p.m. from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Electron | Owl Night Long (StriX-3)
Electron | Owl Night Long (StriX-3)

Agency: Synspective

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: March 12, 2024, 3:03 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 launches Synspective radar imaging satellite

Rocket Lab launched a radar imaging satellite for Japanese company Synspective March 12, the latest in a series of launches for that company.

News about space launch
Rocket Lab prepares for the ‘Owl Night Long’ mission

Rocket Lab is currently targeting no earlier than Wednesday, March 13th to launch Synspectives’ Strix-3 satellite to a Sun-synchronous orbit from Pad...


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