BackForward Satellite: StriX-α 

Satellite details
Acronym StriX-α
Full name StriX-α
WIGOS Station Identifier ---
Satellite Description
  • First prototype of a planned Japanese constellation of 30 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 150 kg
Power 100 W
Data access link no link provided
Data access information
  • Data from Synspective
Orbit Sunsynchronous orbit Altitude 500 km
ECT 10:00 asc

 

Space agency Synspective
Status Inactive
Details on Status
(as available)
  • Orbit decayed
Launch 15 Dec 2020 EOL ≥2024
Last update: 2024-03-13
Associated satellite programme and related satellites

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

Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on StriX-α

Acronym Full name
X-SAR X-SAR
Show instrument status and calibration
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