Ultra-affordable, privately funded satellites designed to monitor the entire surface of the world — once per day.
Notable Achievements
- Raised over USD$70 million to date. Investors include Global Brain, Mitsui Fudosan and Kyocera.
- Successfully developed, launched and operated the world's first commercial microsatellte.
- Constructing Japan's sole Earth observation satellite constellation.
Currently Operating in Twelve Regions
Press Mentions

June 20, 2018
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April 5, 2023
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Axelspace, in collaboration with Tokyo Institute of Technology, succeeded in developing Ka-band radio for microsatellites
Axelspace has developed a novel Ka-band radio for microsatellites with less than half the power consumption and a high radiation tolerance.
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May 18, 2021
Axelspace raises $24 million in Series C round - SpaceNews
Axelspace, the Japanese firm planning to offer daily global optical imagery, raised 2.58 billion Japanese yen ($23.8 million) in a Series C investment round announced May 14 in Tokyo, May 13 in the...
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April 2, 2021
Japan BrandVoice: These Japanese Startups Are Powering Space Development
Japanese startups are helping power global space industry growth by supplying two essential tools for space development: robots and satellites.
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April 2, 2021
Axelspace Expands Partnership with KSAT - Via Satellite -
Tokyo-based Axelspace has expanded its agreement with KSAT in the area of satellite imagery applications. The two companies are expanding an existing partnership on global ground network support to...
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