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.
2008
AUG - 08
Establishment in Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo.
AUG
Agreement with Weathernews, Inc. for the development of microsatellite WNISAT-1.
2009
MAY
Office moves to Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa City, Chiba.
2011
MAR
Office moves to Kanda-Ogawamachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.
2013
NOV - 21
Launch of the world’s first commercial microsatellite to monitor the Arctic Ocean, WNISAT-1.
2014
MAR
Closing of ¥30M seed round.
MAY
Announcement of WNISAT-1R project, the second microsatellite for Weathernews, Inc.
NOV-06
Launch of Hodoyoshi-1, a business demonstration satellite for the University of Tokyo.
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.
2016
AUG
Announcement of contract with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) about the development of “Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration Satellite”.
2017
APR
Office moves to Nihonbashi-Honcho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo.
JUL-14
Launch of WNISAT-1R, the second microsatellite for Weathernews Inc.
2018
MAY
Muromachi Office opens as the company’s second premises.
DEC
Closing of ¥2.58B Series B funding round.
DEC-27
Launch of the first GRUS (GRUS-1A), the company’s own satellite for AxelGlobe constellation.
2019
JAN-18
Launch of RAPIS-1, a technology demonstration satellite for Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
MAR-12
Announcement of contract with Fukui Satellite Technology & Research Association (FSTRA) about the manufacturing and launch of “Fukui Prefectural Satellite”.
MAY-31
Service Launch of AxelGlobe.
JUL-17
Loan financing of ¥550M from Japan Finance Corporation.
2021
MAR-22
Launch of the four additional GRUS (GRUS-1B,1C,1D,1E), Japan’s first mass-produced satellites.
MAY
Announcement of closing of ¥2.58B Series C funding round.
JUN-10
Start of the new AxelGlobe service “AxelGlobe Tasking & Monitoring” with five GRUS satellites.
AUG-01
Muromachi Office closed. Integrated into Honcho Office (Clip Nihonbashi Building 1F-3F).
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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.
