Rocket Lab has secured a multi-year agreement with the Japanese firm Synspective for 20 launches of its Electron rocket. This deal represents the largest commercial order in the history of the Electron program. While the financial terms remain undisclosed, the contract solidifies Synspective's position as the company's biggest client, with a total of 47 missions ordered to date.
The missions are scheduled to take place annually between 2028 and 2031. Each launch will originate from Rocket Lab's Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand and will carry a single StriX satellite into a sun-synchronous orbit. These satellites utilize synthetic aperture radar technology, enabling them to capture high-resolution imagery of the Earth's surface regardless of cloud cover or time of day.
Synspective aims to expand its StriX constellation to improve monitoring capabilities across various global regions. The company intends to reduce the revisit time for specific locations to just a few hours. This deployment strategy allows for continuous observation of surface changes, providing critical data for the operator's ongoing satellite constellation development.
This agreement contributes to a broader trend of multi-mission contracts for Rocket Lab throughout 2026, bringing the company's total order backlog to over 100 launches. For satellite operators, such long-term commitments ensure reserved launch capacity and predictable deployment timelines. Simultaneously, Rocket Lab gains a guaranteed pipeline of missions extending several years into the future.
