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DASH

retired
Technology DemonstrationHEOLaunched 2/4/2002
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
VEP-3/MDS-1/DASH
Launch Vehicle
H-IIA 2024
Launch Date
2/4/2002
Last Contact
2/4/2002
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
HEO
Altitude
18,087 km
Inclination
28.55 deg
Dry Mass
70 kg
Total Mass
86 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Technology Demonstration
Payload Category
TECH
Payload Class
C
Organizations
Operator
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Manufacturer
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Registry
UN Registration
ST/SG/SER.E/414
Track
Mentions
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Interstellar Technologies closed a Series F funding round totaling just under $130 million through a third-party allotment of new shares with investments from SBI Group, Nomura Real Estate Development, B Dash Venture, SMBC Edge, and existing shareholders.

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B Dash Ventures selected Interstellar Technologies as its first investment in the space sector.

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B Dash Venture participated as an investor in Interstellar Technologies' Series F funding round.

FinancialRelationshipsValue 4.0Jan 27, 2026Series F Round Nets $129.7 Million for Interstellar Technologies

SBI Group, Nomura Real Estate Co., B Dash Ventures, SMBC Edge, and existing shareholders participated as investors in Interstellar Technologies’ Series F round.

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The Series F round is led by Woven by Toyota and includes investors SBI Group, Nomura Real Estate Development, B Dash Ventures, SMBC Edge, Space Frontier Fund II operated by SPARX Asset Management, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Japanet Holdings, and other existing shareholders.

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Porter Airlines’ fleet includes Embraer E195-E2 and De Havilland Dash 8-400 aircraft serving a North American network from Eastern Canada.

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Raytheon Intelligence & Space will upgrade Cobham Special Mission’s fleet of Dash 8 fixed-wing aircraft to the most advanced version of its SeaVue multi-domain surveillance radar to support Australian border protection operations.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Jul 28, 2022Raytheon I&S to upgrade Australian border surveillance aircraft with advanced radar

Cobham Special Mission Managing Director James Woodhams supports deploying new-generation technology on Cobham’s Dash-8 fleet to keep the platforms relevant and fit for purpose to conduct border surveillance missions.

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The SKYTRAC SDL-350 SATCOM terminal will provide Transport Canada’s Dash-7 and Dash-8 aircraft with Iridium Certus connectivity enabling up to 704 Kbps of bandwidth.

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The SDL-350 Iridium Certus connectivity enables Dash-7 and Dash-8 aircraft to transmit live video and electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) imaging directly to the ground in real time.

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