Space BD, founded in 2017 and based in Tokyo, is a Japanese space trading company and a leading provider of commercial space utilization services. As a commercial service provider authorized by JAXA, they offer solutions for satellite deployment from the ISS Kibo module and one-stop satellite launch services, aiming to lower the burden of accessing space. Space BD also facilitates new business development, project management, and global expansion support for companies in the space industry. They partner with organizations like JAXA, NASA, ISIS, and NanoRacks to promote space commercialization and provide services throughout the space value chain.
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Space BD signed a distribution agreement with ISISpace in October 2018 to be the distributor of ISISpace’s small satellite solutions and components for the Japanese market.
In May 2018 JAXA awarded Space BD the contract to be the commercial operator of the small satellite deployment service from the Japanese Experimental Module Kibo onboard the International Space Station.