WNISAT-1
First commercial micro-satellite owned by private meteorological company.
History
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.
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HODOYOSHI-1
Future of remote sensing by micro-satellites.
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WNISAT-1R
Latest environmental information from space - iceberg, Typhoon and volcano.
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RAPIS-1
Start point into space.
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GRUS
Watch the Earth by next-generation remote sensing satellites.
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.
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.
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).
2018
DEC-27
Launch of the first GRUS (GRUS-1A), the company’s own satellite for AxelGlobe constellation.
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.
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.
MAY
Announcement of WNISAT-1R project, the second microsatellite for Weathernews, Inc.
MAR
Closing of ¥30M seed round.
2013
NOV - 21
Launch of the world’s first commercial microsatellite to monitor the Arctic Ocean, 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.
AUG - 08
Establishment in Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo.
