The Owl’s Night ContinuesStriX-β

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Mission

Earth Science · SSO

StriX β is a Japanese synthetic aperture radar satellite built by Synspective as a demonstrator for their planned 25 satellite constellation. It will feature an X-band synthetic aperture radar. StriX β is an upgraded version of the StriX α prototype. The satellite features two deployable panes, one…

What it put in orbit

ObjectTypeOrbitGlobe
STRIX-BETA 2022-020A Payload re-entered 2026-04-16
ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B 2022-020B Rocket body re-entered 2024-05-21
ELECTRON R/B 2022-020C Rocket body re-entered 2022-03-15
STRIX-BETA DEB 2022-020D Debris 554 × 577 km · 97.8° Globe
STRIX-BETA DEB 2022-020E Debris 556 × 570 km · 97.8° Globe

COSPAR ID 2022-020 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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