Axelspace Enters Partnership with Nara Space Technology in South Korea

— GRUS-1 Satellite Data to Be Distributed Globally through “EarthPaper”, Nara Space’s Platform —

Axelspace Corporation (“Axelspace”), a leading microsatellite company committed to making “Space within Your Reach,” has entered into a product partnership agreement with Nara Space Technology Inc. (“Nara Space”), a Seoul-based aerospace technology company.

Nara Space is a company dedicated to promoting the adoption and practical use of satellite data by leveraging its expertise in space engineering and digital platform development. Through its proprietary geospatial platform, EarthPaper, the company enhances both the accessibility and value of satellite data in the global market.　Earth Paper is designed to refine complex satellite data into actionable insights for business operations and decision-making, while enabling seamless access to both new tasking and archived imagery.

Through this collaboration, imagery captured by our Earth observation microsatellite “GRUS-1” constellation will now be available through EarthPaper.
Axelspace currently provides wide-area, high-frequency optical imagery at 2.5-meter ground resolution from the GRUS-1 constellation, which comprises the first microsatellite launched in 2018 and four additional microsatellites launched in 2021. In 2026, the company plans to launch seven microsatellites of the next-generation GRUS-3 series, further improving revisit frequency, imaging performance, and spectral sensing capabilities.

The two companies aim to strengthen the global distribution infrastructure for satellite data and expand its utilization across diverse fields, including research, industry, and education.

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Minsik Kim, Co-founder & VP Business Development, Nara Space Technology Inc.
“This partnership with Axelspace is a strategic step towards expanding our global footprint. By securing a stable supply of high-quality multispectral data from the GRUS constellation, Nara Space can now offer a more robust and responsive solution to the global market. Integrating Axelspace’s GRUS constellation into EarthPaper also marks a significant milestone in our mission to democratize access to space data.
By combining Axelspace’s high-frequency imaging with Nara Space’s streamlined analysis tools, we are eliminating technical barriers and enabling users to work with satellite data more easily and effectively.
We look forward to growing together and empowering industries worldwide to make smarter, data-driven decisions through the seamless integration of our services.”

About Nara Space Technology Inc.
Nara Space Technology Inc., headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, leverages its expertise in aerospace engineering and digital platform development to promote the utilization of satellite data. Through its proprietary geospatial platform, “Earthpaper,” the company is enhancing the accessibility and value of satellite imagery globally.
Nara Space’s Website https://naraspace.com/

Tatsuhiko Fukasawa, Director and Head of AxelGlobe Business Division, Axelspace Corporation
“Through our collaboration with Nara Space, a new global channel for delivering GRUS satellite data has been established. Our high-frequency, high-quality multispectral imagery is now fully integrated into the EarthPaper geospatial intelligence platform, where it is transformed into instant, actionable insights through AI-powered super-resolution, object detection, change detection, and more.

By combining GRUS’s strong revisit capability with EarthPaper’s advanced analytics, we are creating real operational value across fields ranging from disaster response to precision agriculture. Together, we are taking an essential step toward a future where anyone can readily use satellite data.”

About Axelspace Corporation
Guided by its vision—“Space within Your Reach”—Axelspace has been at the forefront of microsatellite innovation since its founding in 2008. Leveraging cutting-edge expertise in microsatellite design, manufacturing, and on-orbit operations, the company is redefining how people and industries access space. Its flagship businesses, AxelLiner, which provides satellite development and operation services to help customers realize their space missions, and AxelGlobe, which delivers Earth observation data through Axelspace’s proprietary optical satellite constellation, are driving a new era of space utilization. Through these initiatives, Axelspace is shaping a future where space is accessible and within reach for everyone.

Axelspace Corporation
Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
President and CEO: Yuya Nakamura
Founded: August 2008

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