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Axelspace

JP
commercialFounded 2008
www.axelspace.com/
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Axelspace planned to officially start the AxelGlobe service with five satellites by June 2021.

Mentioned as: AxelspaceNarrative GeneralMar 31, 2021UPDATE: Four Axelspace GRUS Attain Orbit

ATLAS Space Operations will support Astroscale, LinaSpace, and Axelspace in their space-based missions using the Freedom Platform.

Mentioned as: AxelspaceTechnical ProductMar 25, 2021ATLAS Expands Scope + Impact With The Latest Launch

Axelspace launched four satellites from Baikonur and ATLAS will support their mission from its new ground station in New Zealand.

Mentioned as: axelspaceNarrative GrowthMar 25, 2021ATLAS Expands Scope + Impact With The Latest Launch

The first batch of secondary payloads included four GRUS remote sensing satellites for Tokyo-based Axelspace Corporation, deployed between 4:35 a.m. and 4:37 a.m. EDT after two Fregat restarts.

Mentioned as: AxelspaceNarrative GeneralMar 22, 2021Soyuz launch marks first full-commercial mission of Russia’s GK Launch Services

Axelspace will launch four satellites—GRUS-1B, GRUS-1C, GRUS-1D, and GRUS-1E—on 2021-03-20 from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Mentioned as: AxelspaceOrg RelationshipJan 31, 2021Axelspace’s Second GRUS Smallsat Group Launch Is Set

ShadowBreak Intl and Axelspace Corporation will develop and launch additional satellite-imagery products specifically designed to meet the needs of the Defense and Intelligence industry.

Mentioned as: AxelspaceNarrative PlanJan 12, 2021ShadowBreak Intl and Axelspace Corporation sign partnership agreement

ShadowBreak Intl will provide its data infrastructure and technology solutions to deliver imagery to customers in a private and secure environment for the joint offerings with Axelspace Corporation.

Mentioned as: AxelspaceNarrative PlanJan 12, 2021ShadowBreak Intl and Axelspace Corporation sign partnership agreement

Axelspace Corporation and ShadowBreak Intl will offer turnkey solutions for the design, launch, and operation of microsatellites and ground stations directly to select customers.

Mentioned as: Axelspace CorporationTechnical ProductJan 12, 2021ShadowBreak Intl and Axelspace Corporation sign partnership agreement

On 2020-11-11, Axelspace planned to send four satellites into sun-synchronous orbit in March on a Soyuz-2 rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.

Mentioned as: AxelspaceOrg RelationshipNov 27, 2020Axelspace prepares to expand Earth-observation constellation

Axelspace began commercial operations in 2019 using imagery from its first 100-kilogram satellite launched in 2018.

Mentioned as: AxelspaceNarrative GeneralNov 27, 2020Axelspace prepares to expand Earth-observation constellation

Axelspace’s GRUS satellites are equipped with cameras that gather imagery at 2.5-meter resolution in red, blue, green, near-infrared, and red-edge wavelengths.

Mentioned as: AxelspaceOrg RelationshipNov 27, 2020Axelspace prepares to expand Earth-observation constellation

Axelspace, founded in Tokyo in 2008, plans to operate dozens of satellites in low Earth orbit to capture daily global imagery at a resolution of 2.5 m per pixel.

Mentioned as: axelspaceTechnical ProductNov 27, 2019Key enablers: Telespazio Vega’s cloud-based Enable aims to reduce cost of space operations

Axelspace secured $22,800,000 from investors on 2018-12-07 to fund a constellation of specialized remote-sensing satellites.

Mentioned as: axelspaceTechnical ProductDec 7, 2018Axelspace raises $22.8 million for remote-sensing constellation

Axelspace plans for its next two AxelGlobe satellites to launch in late 2019 or early 2020.

Mentioned as: axelspaceTechnical ProductDec 7, 2018Axelspace raises $22.8 million for remote-sensing constellation

Axelspace has raised roughly $40,000,000 in funding to date.

Mentioned as: AxelspaceNarrative FinancialDec 7, 2018Axelspace raises $22.8 million for remote-sensing constellation

Axelspace plans to expand beyond Japan in the future and is considering the United States as well as locations in Asia and Europe.

Mentioned as: AxelspaceTechnical ProductDec 7, 2018Axelspace raises $22.8 million for remote-sensing constellation

Tokyo-based Axelspace raised Series B funds from 31VENTURES – Global Brain – Growth I Joint Venture with participation from the Innovation Network Corp. of Japan, SBI Investment Co., Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, and the University of Tokyo’s Innovation Platform.

Mentioned as: AxelspaceOrg RelationshipDec 7, 2018Axelspace raises $22.8 million for remote-sensing constellation

Axelspace’s first AxelGlobe satellite is scheduled to launch 2018-12-27 from Russia’s Vostochny Cosmodrome on a Soyuz-2 rocket through smallsat launch aggregator Glavkosmos.

Mentioned as: axelspaceTechnical ProductDec 7, 2018Axelspace raises $22.8 million for remote-sensing constellation

Sky Perfect JSAT invested in Earth-observation startup AxelSpace since 2015.

Mentioned as: AxelspaceNarrative GeneralJul 1, 2018Sky Perfect JSAT mulls future technology investments
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