アクセルスペース
Axelspace Corporation, founded in 2008 and based in Tokyo, is a space venture company specializing in microsatellite technology. They provide satellite-based earth imagery and data collection using their own built micro-satellites for red-edge imagery with their AxelGlobe service. Axelspace also offers "AxelLiner", a one-stop service to enable customers to realize their own microsatellite missions. They serve customers like Weather News, Inc. and JAXA.
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D-SAIL will be installed on all seven of Axelspace's next-generation Earth observation microsatellites.
RAISE-4 will carry the Axelspace deployable deorbit mechanism named D-SAIL.
In 2022, Misumi formed a 'Space Manufacturing Alliance' with Axelspace to support efficient satellite production.
アクセルスペース plans to collaborate with partners in emerging countries to develop and implement solutions tailored to local needs.
アクセルスペース has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with government agencies from Ghana and Kenya to utilize satellite data for solving regional social issues.
アクセルスペース will provide expertise on satellite data usage in fields such as agriculture, environmental and forest conservation, disaster management, climate change mitigation, and urban planning and infrastructure.
アクセルスペース intends to conduct training for local engineers.
In fiscal year 2026,アクセルスペース will begin local surveys to assess social issues in both countries and explore the potential for satellite data utilization.
アクセルスペース chose Ghana and Kenya due to the local enthusiasm for solving social issues and a certain level of technical capability.
アクセルスペース aims to build an ecosystem that allows both Ghana and Kenya to develop solutions independently in the long term.
Axelspace and Geoimage have reached a products partnership agreement.
Axelspace operates the Earth observation GRUS-1 microsatellite constellation.
RAISE-4 will carry equipment for demonstrating eight in-orbit technologies, including on-orbit demonstration of a deployment mechanism for ultra-small satellites developed by Axelspace Corporation.
アクセルスペース has been providing Earth observation data through its AxelGlobe service since 2019.
アクセルスペース combines its GRUS-1 small Earth observation satellite constellation with Geoimage's expertise to provide solutions tailored to customer needs across various industries such as agriculture, environment, and infrastructure.
アクセルスペース has signed a sales partnership agreement with Geoimage, an Australian company providing satellite imagery, as announced on October 3.
アクセルスペース plans to launch seven next-generation Earth observation satellites, GRUS-3, in 2026, intending to improve image capture frequency, capability, and sensor wavelengths.
Axelspace expects to expand cooperation with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan and other participating organizations following its recognition as an associate.
On September 10, 2025, Axelspace Holdings announced that its subsidiary Axelspace became the first Japanese private company recognized as an associate of the Group on Earth Observations (GEO).
Axelspace developed the RAPIS-1 satellite under JAXA’s Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration Program, and RAPIS-1 launched in 2019.