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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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A Japanese consortium of Softbank, ArkEdge Space, Kiyohara Optics, and the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) is planning to demonstrate optical communications between space and the stratosphere.
Kiyohara Optics, ArkEdge Space, NICT, and SoftBank Corporation are collaborating to create demonstrations of optical wireless communications between space and the stratosphere as well as between space and the ground.
ArkEdge Space is developing a 6U-class cubesat and will coordinate launch and satellite operations.
ArkEdge Space signed agreements with several African institutions during the Tokyo International Conference on African Development business forum.
ArkEdge Space signed a letter of agreement with Angola’s Gabinete de Gestão do Programa Espacial Nacional to expand satellite technology deployment and space data applications.
ArkEdge Space aims to help build regional hubs for satellite data utilization.
ArkEdge Space is collaborating with the National Council for Sustainable Development in Burkina Faso to establish a framework leveraging satellite data for capacity building and sustainable development.
Areas of cooperation for ArkEdge Space include applying space data to agriculture, disaster management, environmental monitoring, and water resource management.
ArkEdge Space signed an agreement with the Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology and Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology to advance applications of space data and satellite IoT technologies.
ArkEdge Space will develop a 100 kg-class microsatellite as part of the lunar navigation project.
ArkEdge Space produces a 6U satellites series with dimensions of 0.1 m x 0.2 m x 0.3 m.
JAXA is supporting the ArkEdge Space lunar navigation project with up to 5,000,000,000 JPY over four years.
JAXA selected ArkEdge Space under its Space Strategy Fund to lead the development of advanced lunar navigation technology.
ArkEdge Space has been developing communications and navigation infrastructure for lunar missions since 2021 under the Stardust Program.
Under a separate JAXA contract, ArkEdge Space is developing positioning and communications services for cislunar space.
Under the JAXA contract, ArkEdge Space will provide a conceptual design for a LEO-PNT satellite and its orbit.
ArkEdge Space raised $13,500,000 in January 2025.
ArkEdge Space raised $18,700,000 in 2025 to continue developing nanosatellite technologies for an Earth-to-moon communication system and a multi-functional smallsat constellation.
ArkEdge Space raised an additional $5,200,000 on 2025-03-29 to close a Series A round.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) awarded ArkEdge Space a contract in February 2025 to study navigation and communication technology development for lunar surface activities.