The Japanese company Synspective Inc. and the European aerospace giant Airbus Defense and Space have signed a framework agreement on cooperation in the field of synthetic aperture radar satellite data (SAR) in February 2026 year.
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Data integration: Airbus will gain access to the capabilities of Synspective's StriX satellite constellation. This will complement Airbus' existing portfolio, which includes the TerraSAR-X satellites, TanDEM-X is PEACE.
Technical capabilities: Airbus customers will be able to receive high-resolution images of up to 25 cm in proven shooting modes, such as Staring SpotLight and StripMap.
Benefits for monitoring: Thanks to the inclined orbits of the Synspective satellites, the partnership will significantly improve the frequency of data updates and coverage of equatorial regions.
Fields of application: Joint efforts will be focused on critical tasks, such as maritime security, management of natural disasters, national security and monitoring of natural resources.
The importance of partnership: This agreement became an important milestone in European-Japanese space cooperation. In addition to simply selling data, the companies plan to jointly develop new solutions and services to meet the needs of customers in Europe and the world. Synspective is also actively expanding its presence in Europe, having opened in February 2026 subsidiary in Munich, Germany.