Rocket Lab launches ninth Synspective

1. May 22: Electron lifts StriX from New Zealand to a 572 km orbit.
2. The satellite joins Japan's SAR network for cities, infrastructure, construction, and disaster response.
3. SAR maps through cloud and darkness when ordinary optical imagery goes blind.
4. Synspective wants 30 satellites by 2028; Rocket Lab has 18 more launches booked.