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ArkEdge Space Inc. is a Japanese space startup specializing in the design, manufacturing, and operation of micro-satellite constellations for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and deep space missions. They focus on providing comprehensive solutions, including satellite system design, component development, ground station operation, and related software, with a mission to "empower people with satellites for a prosperous future." ArkEdge Space develops 3U and 6U CubeSats and is working on constellations for IoT communications, Earth observation, maritime VDES, and lunar navigation, partnering with organizations like JAXA, SKY Perfect JSAT, and various research institutions. Key activities include nanosatellite development, ground station networks, and satellite data services, with applications in Earth observation, communications, positioning, and lunar/deep space exploration.
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ArkEdge Space’s Lunar Navigation Satellite System is aligned with the international LunaNet initiative alongside ESA and NASA.
ArkEdge Space’s LNSS program is part of a broader effort to establish permanent and sustainable infrastructure around the Moon.
The spacecraft is part of ArkEdge Space’s Lunar Navigation Satellite System (LNSS).
ArkEdge Space’s Lunar Navigation Satellite System is being developed under the Japanese Government’s Space Strategy Fund.
ArkEdge Space awarded Dawn Aerospace a contract to provide propulsion for a next-generation lunar navigation satellite.
ArkEdge Space closed a $52 million Series B funding round in 2025.
ArkEdge Space and ABIT Corporation will collaborate to build and promote wide-area IoT solutions.
ArkEdge Space and ABIT Corporation will develop wireless communication equipment for satellites using ABIT’s communication module and protocol technologies.
ArkEdge Space will apply the output of its partnership with ABIT Corporation to its own satellite constellations and market them for commercial use.
ArkEdge Space and ABIT Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop Internet of Things solutions and satellite communication devices.
ArkEdge Space’s AE1a microsatellite is designed to provide real-time vessel tracking and communications for the maritime market.
ArkEdge Space’s AE1a microsatellite launched on the Transporter 16 mission earlier this week.
ArkEdge Space has conducted in-orbit demonstrations of low-power, long-range IoT communications with 18 satellites it has deployed.
ArkEdge Space launched a demo mission to test maritime communications.
ArkEdge Space develops satellite platforms, operates spacecraft, and delivers downstream solutions.
Takayoshi Fukuyo is CEO of ArkEdge Space.
Kairos carried five payloads on the failed flight, including satellites from Tokyo-based ArkEdge Space and the Taiwan Space Agency.
The Kairos vehicle on the failed flight was carrying five satellites, including one from the Taiwan Agency of Space Administration (TASA) and one from ArkEdge Space, planned for deployment at an altitude of 500 kilometers.
ArkEdge Space’s AETS-1 was listed as a payload on the same manifest as TATARA-1R, SC-Sat1a, and HErO.
ArkEdge Space successfully launched and completed initial checkout of three satellites named AE5Ra, AE5Rb, and AE5Rc, bringing its total number of in-house developed and operated satellites to 12.