Rocket Lab Starts 21-Launch Push for Synspective With Successful Electron Flight

The flight opens a multi-year campaign that positions Electron as the primary launcher for Synspective’s 30-satellite SAR constellation.

Overview

Electron lifted off from Mahia, New Zealand, at 16:33 UTC on Oct. 14 and deployed Synspective’s seventh StriX SAR satellite to a 583 km, 42° orbit.
The mission, dubbed ‘Owl New World,’ is the first of 21 dedicated Electron launches contracted for Synspective before the end of the decade.
Rocket Lab says it will fly 27 total missions for Synspective, reinforcing Electron’s role as the constellation’s principal launch vehicle.
The flight was Electron’s 73rd mission and Rocket Lab’s 15th launch of 2025, with teams confirming nominal payload deployment.
Synspective describes the spacecraft as its first third-generation StriX, and the company targets roughly 30 satellites by 2030, supplemented by rideshares with SpaceX and Exolaunch-managed missions starting in 2027.