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Under the contract with Tri-Sat Constellation Co., Ltd., Axelspace will participate as the sole optical imagery provider.
A contract for the acquisition of optical imagery data has been signed between Axelspace Corporation and Tri-Sat Constellation Co., Ltd.
Axelspace’s selection as the sole optical imagery provider positions Axelspace at the centre of the constellation’s visible-spectrum data stream.
Axelspace previously focused on Earth observation services for commercial and civil applications using a microsatellite fleet.
Axelspace and Synspective finalized agreements with SKY Perfect JSAT, Mitsui, and Mitsubishi Electric to provide optical and synthetic aperture radar imagery respectively to the Japan Ministry of Defense’s planned satellite constellation.
Axelspace and Synspective are subcontracted to Tri-Sat Constellation to provide satellite imagery and related operational tasks through 2031.
Both Axelspace’s and Synspective’s contracts run from February 19, 2026 to March 31, 2031.
Investors in Amateras Space’s angel round included Takafumi Horie, Hideto Fujino of Rheos Capital Works, Kazunori Asada, Mamoru Taniya of SDG Impact Japan, Hitoshi Uehara of Mynavi, Tomoya Nakamura of Axelspace Holdings, Kunihiro Ogiwara of Zero to One, and Yasumasa Manabe of HOXIN.
Investors in Amateras Space's angel round include entrepreneur Takafumi Horie; Eikoh Fujino, chairman and president of Rheos Capital Works; physician and media-design PhD Kazunori Asada; Mamoru Taniya, chairman of SDG Impact Japan; Hitoshi Uehara, founder of Mynet; Tomoya Nakamura, president of Axelspace Holdings; Kunikiyo Ogiwara, president of Zero to One; and Yasumasa Manabe, president of HOXIN.
Axelspace supplies satellite imagery from its AxelGlobe Earth observation platform to the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan for updating and improving the accuracy of national foundational map data.
Axelspace joined the Electronic National Land Basic Map project in fiscal year 2023 and has provided imagery and preprocessing support for analysis.
Axelspace's imagery is used in AI-based analysis to extract changes in roads and buildings and to reflect those changes in the Electronic National Land Basic Map.
On January 21, Axelspace signed a contract to continue providing satellite imagery data to the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan's Electronic National Land Basic Map project.
Axelspace intends to continue participating in the national foundational information project through next-generation satellites and advances in data provision technology.
Axelspace has structured AL Lab to respond to specialized needs for in-orbit demonstration using shorter development timelines and higher production rates enabled by AxelLiner.
Axelspace operates AxelLiner Laboratory, or AL Lab, as a service focused on in-orbit demonstration of space components developed by customers.
Axelspace aims to provide flight opportunities for hardware that needs space-based testing through AL Lab.
Exolaunch intends to provide Axelspace with reliable global launch access and deep launch mission management expertise to support efficient deployment of Axelspace's satellite constellation.
Axelspace identifies securing launch slots that match required schedules and orbital parameters as a key operational risk due to increasing global demand for satellite launches.
The project will involve a group including Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, and Mitsui & Co., with collaboration from Synspective, QPS Research Institute, Axelspace, and Mitsui Aerospace.