Orbital Intelligence · Space Technology

Precision Orbits.
Real Intelligence.

SYNE Aerospace designs and operates CubeSat constellations in Low and Medium Earth Orbit - delivering actionable data for environmental monitoring, maritime domain awareness, mineral mapping, defence, and beyond.

LEO +
Primary Orbit
3U-16U
CubeSat Formats
6+
Sectors
New Zealand
Based
CubeSat Constellations· LEO · MEO Orbits· Environmental Monitoring· Maritime Domain Awareness· Mineral Mapping· Defence Intelligence· New Zealand Launch· Precision Remote Sensing· Synthetic Aperture Radar· Hyperspectral Imaging·
Sectors

From Orbit to Intelligence

Our satellites and earth data platforms serve critical industries that demand the highest fidelity, near real-time intelligence from space.

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Environmental Monitoring

Track deforestation, ocean temperature anomalies, ice-sheet dynamics, volcanic activity, and greenhouse gas concentrations with hyperspectral and multi-spectral CubeSat payloads operating in LEO sun-synchronous orbits.

Maritime Domain Awareness

Achieve persistent global AIS coverage, vessel tracking, illegal fishing detection, and port congestion analytics. Our LEO constellation ensures sub-hourly revisit times across the world's busiest shipping lanes.

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Mineral Mapping

Identify mineral deposits, geological formations, and resource zones using hyperspectral and SAR imaging. Support greenfields exploration programs with orbital data that reduces ground-truth costs dramatically.

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Defence & Security

Provide allied nations and defence agencies with sovereign space capabilities - border surveillance, rapid change detection, signals intelligence support, and hardened communication relay via dedicated CubeSat assets.

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Agriculture & Land Use

Support precision agriculture with soil moisture mapping, crop health indices (NDVI), irrigation planning, and land-use change monitoring across large pastoral and cropping regions in the Pacific and beyond.

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Infrastructure & Disaster Response

Enable rapid infrastructure assessment post-disaster, flood and wildfire mapping, pipeline and transmission line monitoring, and urban growth analytics for government and civil engineering clients.

Orbital Architecture

LEO & MEO by design

SYNE constellations are purpose-engineered for their orbital regime -balancing revisit frequency, coverage footprint, and payload capability.

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

200 - 2,000 km altitude

  • Sub-hourly global revisit for high-value targets
  • Highest ground-resolution imagery
  • Optimal for SAR and hyperspectral sensing
  • Lower latency for time-critical intelligence
  • Cost-efficient launch through Rideshare access
  • Sun-synchronous orbits for consistent lighting
MEO

Medium Earth Orbit

2,000 - 35,786 km altitude

  • Broader coverage footprint per pass
  • Ideal for navigation augmentation signals
  • Long revisit AIS and RF monitoring
  • Reduced atmospheric drag - extended lifespan
  • Complements LEO for hybrid architectures
  • Emerging SYNE mission category
CubeSat Platform

Built to the CubeSat standard. Engineered beyond it.

SYNE leverages the global CubeSat ecosystem while pushing the boundaries of payload density, attitude control, and downlink throughput - delivering satellite capability at a fraction of traditional cost and schedule.

Form Factors 3U · 6U · 12U · 16U
Orbital Regimes LEO (SSO) · MEO
Altitude Range 450 – 600 km (LEO)
Downlink S-Band · X-Band
Payload Options Hyperspectral · SAR · AIS · RF
Design Lifetime 3 – 5 years
Launch Partner Zixent · New Zealand
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