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Axelspace founders believe the era of practical use of microsatellite is coming beyond educational use, and Axelspace was born in 2008.

Since the launch of Weathernews' WNISAT-1 satellite in 2013, nine satellites have been launched and operated by March 2021 in total. Not only that, we launched the AxelGlobe business in 2015, and we are also engaged in a service business using satellite images.

Archives

  • WNISAT-1

    WNISAT-1

    First commercial micro-satellite owned by private meteorological company.

  • HODOYOSHI-1

    HODOYOSHI-1

    Future of remote sensing by micro-satellites.

  • WNISAT-1R

    WNISAT-1R

    Latest environmental information from space - iceberg, Typhoon and volcano.

  • RAPIS-1

    RAPIS-1

    Start point into space.

  • GRUS

    GRUS

    Watch the Earth by next-generation remote sensing satellites.

Timeline

2021

AUG-01

Muromachi Office closed. Integrated into Honcho Office (Clip Nihonbashi Building 1F-3F).

JUN-10

Start of the new AxelGlobe service “AxelGlobe Tasking & Monitoring” with five GRUS satellites.

GRUS

MAY

Announcement of closing of ¥2.58B Series C funding round.

MAR-22

Launch of the four additional GRUS (GRUS-1B,1C,1D,1E), Japan’s first mass-produced satellites.

GRUS

2019

JUL-17

Loan financing of ¥550M from Japan Finance Corporation.

MAY-31

Service Launch of AxelGlobe.

MAR-12

Announcement of contract with Fukui Satellite Technology & Research Association (FSTRA) about the manufacturing and launch of “Fukui Prefectural Satellite”.

JAN-18

Launch of RAPIS-1, a technology demonstration satellite for Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

RAPIS-1

2018

DEC-27

Launch of the first GRUS (GRUS-1A), the company’s own satellite for AxelGlobe constellation.

GRUS

DEC

Closing of ¥2.58B Series B funding round.

MAY

Muromachi Office opens as the company’s second premises.

2017

JUL-14

Launch of WNISAT-1R, the second microsatellite for Weathernews Inc.

WNISAT-1R

APR

Office moves to Nihonbashi-Honcho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo.

2016

AUG

Announcement of contract with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) about the development of “Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration Satellite”.

2015

SEP-NOV

Closing of ¥1.9B Series A funding round.
Announcement of microsatellite constellation project AxelGlobe and entry into the Earth observation data business.

2014

NOV-06

Launch of Hodoyoshi-1, a business demonstration satellite for the University of Tokyo.

HODOYOSHI-1

MAY

Announcement of WNISAT-1R project, the second microsatellite for Weathernews, Inc.

WNISAT-1R

MAR

Closing of ¥30M seed round.

2013

NOV - 21

Launch of the world’s first commercial microsatellite to monitor the Arctic Ocean, WNISAT-1.

WNISAT-1

2011

MAR

Office moves to Kanda-Ogawamachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.

2009

MAY

Office moves to Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa City, Chiba.

2008

AUG

Agreement with Weathernews, Inc. for the development of microsatellite WNISAT-1.

WNISAT-1

AUG - 08

Establishment in Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo.

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