Key statistics
Satellite STRIX-3 at a glance.
Uptime
547
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.1
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: 95.15 minutes
Inclination: 97.6296 deg
SMA: 6903.967 km
Apoapsis: 535.163 km
Periapsis: 516.5 km
RAAN: 220.5401 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00135159
Argument of periapsis: 321.5699 deg
Mean anomaly: 38.4569 deg
Mean motion: 15.13403449 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000786 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00044293441 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 9, 2025, 10:35 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 9, 2025, 5:49 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 STRIX-3
TLE line 1: 1 59224U 24047A 25252.24272032 .00007860 00000-0 44293-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 59224 97.6296 220.5401 0013516 321.5699 38.4569 15.13403449 82164
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite STRIX-3.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated 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.
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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
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.
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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