Measurements and Applications
X-band SAR imagery for disaster response and recovery, and general land imagery
Full Name
StriX Synthetic Aperture Radar 3rd Gen
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
Synspective
Maturity
Medium Heritage
Instrument Type
Imaging microwave radars 
Geometry
Side-looking
Instrument Technology
Imaging radar (SAR)
Sampling
Imaging
Constellation
StriX — 11 units · equips the constellation from Aug 2024
primary payload
Resolution
slant_res x azimuth_res Stripmap SM: 1.8m x 2.6m; Sliding Spotlight SL 1: 0.5m x 0.9m Sliding Spotlight SL 2: 0.23m x 0.5m Staring Spotlight ST1: 0.5m x 0.5m Staring Spotlight ST2: 0.5m x 0.25m Staring Spotlight ST3: 0.23m x 0.5m Staring Spotlight ST4: 0.23m x 0.25m Spotlight Enhanced: 0.23m x 0.5m (3 looks)
[Best Resolution: 0.25m]
Swath
Stripmap: 20 x 50 km Sliding Spotlight: 10km x 10km Staring Spotlight: 10km x 3km Spotlight Enhanced: 10km x 3km
[Max Swath: 20 km]
Waveband
9.60 GHz (X-band); up to 600 MHz bandwidth
Compiled from the 2026 Extended Parameters Survey, agency-nominated technical contacts and published user guides; not yet collected through the annual CEOS MIM survey.
Polarisation Notes
VV only
Source
2026 Extended Parameters Survey (Synspective, 2026-10-16)
Compiled from the 2026 Extended Parameters Survey, agency-nominated technical contacts and published user guides; not yet collected through the annual CEOS MIM survey.
| Mode | Resolution az × rg (m) | Swath (km) | Incidence (°) | Polarisation | NESZ (dB) | Bandwidth (MHz) |
|---|
| Stripmap SM | 2.6 × 3.6 | 20 (50 along-track) | 16–50 | VV | -21.7 | 75 |
| Sliding Spotlight 1 SL1 | 0.9 × 0.9 | 10 | 16–50 | VV | -15.4 | 300 |
| Sliding Spotlight 2 SL2 | 0.5 × 0.46 | 10 | 16–50 | VV | -15.7 | 600 |
| Staring Spotlight 1 ST1 | 0.5 × 0.9 | 10 (3 along-track) | 16–50 | VV | -17.4 | 300 |
| Staring Spotlight 2 ST2 | 0.25 × 0.9 | 10 (3 along-track) | 16–50 | VV | -17.4 | 300 |
| Staring Spotlight 3 ST3 | 0.5 × 0.46 | 10 (3 along-track) | 16–50 | VV | -17.1 | 600 |
| Staring Spotlight 4 ST4 | 0.25 × 0.46 | 10 (3 along-track) | 16–50 | VV | -17.1 | 600 |
| Spotlight Enhanced | 0.5 × 0.46 | 10 (3 along-track) | 16–50 | VV | -17.1 | 600 |