WMO OSCAR | Satellite: StriX-6

Satellite: StriX-6

Satellite details

Acronym	StriX-6
Full name	StriX-6
WIGOS Station Identifier	---
Satellite Description	Number 6 of Japanese constellation of 25 X-Band SAR satellites Global surface observations over land and sea More details https://www.eoportal.org/satellite-missions/synspective#on-board-sar-instruments
Mass at launch		Dry mass	100 kg
Power	100 W
Data access link	no link provided
Data access information	Data from Synspective
Orbit	Drifting orbit	Altitude	545 km
Inclination	35 °

Space agency	Synspective
Status	Planned
Details on Status (as available)	In a drifting orbit reaching latitudes ±42 deg
Launch	Dec 2024	EOL	≥2028
Last update:	2024-12-11

Associated satellite programme and related satellites

Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational , blue tag : future

StriX
- StriX-1 (2022 - 2031-11)
- StriX-3 (2024 - 2029)
- StriX-4 (2024 - 2028)
- StriX-6 (2024-12 - 2028)
- StriX-α (2020 - 2024)
- StriX-β (2022 - 2032)

Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on StriX-6

Acronym	Full name
X-SAR	X-SAR

Satellite payload

All known instruments flying on StriX-6

Instrument	Full name	Start date	EOL date	Status	NRT data	Data latency (mins)	Instrument calibration	Comments
X-SAR	X-SAR	Feb 2025	≥2028 *	N/A

* The information in this field is estimated or assumed

Satellite frequencies for Earth Observation, data transfer and platform communications and control

Earth observation MW frequencies

Service	Sensing mode	Frequency (GHz)	Bandwidth (MHz)	Polarisation	Comments
X-SAR	active	9.65 GHz	-		X band SAR