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STAR SPHERE Project is led by Sony Group Corporation and is planning to roll out a space photography service in 2023.

Mentioned as: SonyOrg RelationshipMar 17, 2023Pale Blue Successfully Operates its Water Vapor Propulsion System in Low Earth Orbit

The STAR SPHERE Project is led by Sony Group Corporation and is planning to roll out a space photography service in 2023.

Mentioned as: SonyOrg RelationshipMar 14, 2023Pale Blue’s water-based propulsion system successfully performs on-orbit

Atmos has worked with Sony since 2016.

Mentioned as: SonyOrg RelationshipJan 18, 2023Atmos Expands Payload Options and Integrates Sony A7r Series

The 6U Sphere-1 satellite was developed by Sony in collaboration with the University of Tokyo and JAXA, with integration services provided through SpaceBD.

Mentioned as: SonyNarrative GeneralJan 6, 2023ISISPACE Group launches 47 satellites with its ISILAUNCH38 Mission on board Falcon 9 Transporter-6 Launch

Sony’s STAR SPHERE nano-satellite was launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 on 2023-01-03.

Mentioned as: sonyTechnical ProductJan 6, 2023Pale Blue Provides Water-based Propulsion System to Sony for its Spacetainment Project

AstroAccess collaborated with Sony and SonicCloud during AA2 to demonstrate a system using SonicCloud’s sound personalization software with Sony headphones to improve speech understanding for Hard-of-Hearing and Blind Crews.

Mentioned as: SonyOrg RelationshipDec 16, 2022AstroAccess successfully completes 1st weightless research flight with Int’l disabled crew

Sony established SSC to develop laser communications equipment for small satellites using optical disc technology the company pioneered for CD players and other devices.

Mentioned as: SonyTechnical ProductJun 3, 2022Sony launches space laser communications business

Sony has researched and developed optical communications systems that are small enough to fit microsatellites, which NASA defines as spacecraft between 10 and 100 kg.

Mentioned as: SonyTechnical ProductJun 3, 2022Sony launches space laser communications business

Sony conducted a data file transfer experiment 2022 that provides the technological basis for internet services through low Earth orbit optical communications.

Mentioned as: SonyOrg RelationshipJun 3, 2022Sony launches space laser communications business

An optical communications device developed by Sony in cooperation with Japan’s space agency was installed on Kibo, the Japanese experimental module on the International Space Station in 2020.

Mentioned as: SonyOrg RelationshipJun 3, 2022Sony launches space laser communications business

Sony Space Communications Corporation plans to construct an optical communications network between satellites and the ground and between satellites in orbit to enable real-time communications from anywhere on the ground to any satellite in space.

Mentioned as: Sony Space Communications CorporationTechnical ProductJun 2, 2022Sony Space Communications Corporation formed

Sony Space Communications Corporation plans to develop small optical communications devices to connect smallsats in Low Earth Orbit via laser beam.

Mentioned as: Sony Space Communications CorporationTechnical ProductJun 2, 2022Sony Space Communications Corporation formed

In 2022, Sony Group and JAXA conducted an experiment on complete data file transfer in a simulated error-prone communications environment to support Internet services via stratospheric and low-Earth orbit optical communications.

Mentioned as: SonyOrg RelationshipJun 2, 2022Sony Space Communications Corporation formed

Sony Space Communications Corporation plans to offer optical communications equipment as a service to companies working on satellite development.

Mentioned as: Sony Space Communications CorporationTechnical ProductJun 2, 2022Sony Space Communications Corporation formed

Sony Space Communications Corporation began business on 2022-06-01.

Mentioned as: Sony Space Communications CorporationTechnical ProductJun 2, 2022Sony Space Communications Corporation formed

Sony Space Communications Corporation aims to enable high-speed communications with small devices using optical communications to avoid the large antennas and high power output required by conventional radio communications.

Mentioned as: Sony Space Communications CorporationTechnical ProductJun 2, 2022Sony Space Communications Corporation formed

Sony’s Small Optical Link for International Space Station (SOLISS) was launched to the International Space Station in September 2019 aboard Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ H‑2B rocket.

Mentioned as: sonyTechnical ProductJan 19, 2022Sony putting camera in orbit for shutterbugs, not scientists

Sony plans to launch a six-unit cubesat with a full-frame camera later 2022 as part of its Star Sphere project.

Mentioned as: SonyOrg RelationshipJan 19, 2022Sony putting camera in orbit for shutterbugs, not scientists

Sony developed SOLISS in cooperation with JAXA to establish a mass-data communication system for future inter-satellite communications and communications with ground stations.

Mentioned as: SonyTechnical ProductJan 19, 2022Sony putting camera in orbit for shutterbugs, not scientists

The Agrowing A7RivQuad sensor is based on a modified Sony A7Riv full-spectrum camera body.

Mentioned as: SonyTechnical ProductSep 3, 2021Vertical Technologies and Agrowing sign partnership for high resolution multispectral mapping on the DeltaQuad VTOL UAV
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