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ArkEdge Space Named to “Forbes Asia 100 to Watch 2024” The only Japanese space startup to be recognized on this year’s list

ArkEdge Space Signs MoU with MUFG and Shimizu Corporation to Advance Remote Sensing with Multi-Wavelength Technology Accelerating Application Development and New Business Creation through Space-Based Data

ArkEdge Space Selected for METI’s “J-Startup” Program

ArkEdge Space Achieves World-Class Ground Resolution Imaging with ONGLAISAT, a Jointly Developed CubeSat

ArkEdge Space Raises JPY 8 Billion in Series B Funding to Become Leading Satellite System Integrator-Accelerating Satellite Mass Production and Business Expansion-

ArkEdge Space and SKY Perfect JSAT Partner to Accelerate Micro-Satellite Constellation Commercialization-Advancing Cooperation in Satellite Control, Ground Station Utilization, and Business Development-

ArkEdge Space Begins Operation of Small Satellites AE1c and AE1d with New 6U Multi-purpose Satellite Bus System ーOrbital Demonstration of On-board Components, Including VDES Mission Equipmentー

Disruptive Energy Technology Demonstration Satellite “DENDEN-01” to Be Deployed into Space on December 9 — On-orbit Demonstration of Various Energy Technologies and High-Load Missions Begins —

ArkEdge Space Selected for JAXA Space Strategy Fund Initiative: “Accelerating Commercial Satellite Constellation Deployment” — Building Multi-purpose Satellite Constellations —

ArkEdge Space Selected by JAXA on High-Performance, Resilient Operations for Lunar Navigation Satellite System Feasibility Study — Paving the Way for Critical Infrastructure in the Lunar Domain —

ArkEdge Space Successfully Establishes Communication with Two 6U Multi-purpose Satellites: AE1b and ONGLAISAT Deployed from the ISS — Moving Towards Full Operational Phase —

ArkEdge Space Selected by JAXA’s Space Strategy Fund to Lead Lunar Navigation System Development — Advancing Lunar Infrastructure Development to Support the Future Lunar Economy —

ArkEdge Space Exhibits at COP 29 Japan Pavilion Hosted by the Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan — Showcasing a Geospatial Information Platform for Satellite-Based Detection and Analysis of Environmental Changes and Risks Assessment —

ArkEdge Space Successfully Launches and Delivers of Two 6U Class Satellites, AE1b and ONGLAISAT to the ISS

ArkEdge Space Completes Development of 6U Multi-purpose Satellite Bus System and Transitions to 7 Satellite Launch and In-Orbit Demonstration Phase

ArkEdge Space, Selected by JAXA for Feasibility Study on Low Earth Orbit PNT System (LEO PNT) — Started studies for the establishment of a next-generation PNT system —

ArkEdge Space Awarded Mizuho Innovation Award 2024.3Q

ArkEdge Space Signs MoU with Three Organizations in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan — Launching Joint Research on Climate Change and Regional Issues Using Satellite Data —

ArkEdge Space Completes Development for Domestically Produced Attitude Determination and Control Subsystem for Satellites — ADCS Integration Unit Adaptable for 3U to 12U Satellites —

ArkEdge Space signs MoU with Paraguayan Space Agency ―Space Industry Cooperation on Satellite Constellation for SDGs and Space Utilization and Sustainable Development through Space Data Platforms―

“EY Innovative Startup 2024” Award. Awarded to a startup company that is expected to grow remarkably in the future.

ArkEdge Space and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. Ltd. and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited, to Collaborate in Insurance Utilization for Small Satellite Constellations

ArkEdge Space will contribute to the ground station operation of the nano-satellite TIRSAT, which will be launched by the second H3 rocket test vehicle

国連気候変動枠組条約第28回締約国会議「COP28」にアークエッジ・スペースが出展 ―超小型衛星コンステレーションによる高頻度な地球観測を活用した気候変動対策、ESG投資等への衛星データ利用の取り組みを発信―

ArkEdge Space has applied for Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s Small Business Innovation Promotion Project — Creating a New Space Industry by Utilizing Advanced Satellite Remote Sensing Data —

ArkEdge Space selected for “IPAS2023” by Japan Patent Office

ArkEdge Space Selected for Development and Demonstration Project of Maritime Situational Awareness Technology Based on a Constellation of VDES Satellites

ArkEdge Space successfully injected the nano-satellite “OPTIMAL-1” into orbit from the International Space Station

ArkEdge Space participates in joint operation of Sony’s nano-satellite “EYE”

ArkEdge Space Inc. has been selected as developer and manufacturer of an ultra-compact spacecraft for the comet exploration mission “Comet Interceptor”

ArkEdge Space Inc. participates in Operation of EQUULEUS, a Deep Space Explorer heading to the Moon

ArkEdge Space Inc. joins the Paris Peace Forum’s Net Zero Space Initiative

ArkEdge Space successfully launched its second nano-satellite, OPTIMAL-1

ArkEdge Space Inc. joins “Satellite VDES Consortium” as a founding member

ArkEdge Space has produced a company introduction video

ArkEdge Space Inc. has raised JPY 635 million (approx. USD 5.2 million) in Series A Additional Closing, completing a total of JPY 2.3 billion (approx. USD 18.7 million) in Series A funding.

16.7億円の資⾦調達を実施しました。組織強化により衛星コンステレーション構築を加速化するとともに、月面活動に必要となる衛星インフラ構築に向けた実証を行います。

JAXA Selects a Consortium to Study Navigation and Communication Technology Development for Lunar Surface Activities ~A Study of Developing Lunar Navigation Satellite System and Lunar-Earth Communication System~

ArkEdge Space Inc. will conduct on-orbit demonstrations of VDES satellite for maritime DX (digital transformation). The first launch is scheduled for FY2023, for on-orbit demonstrations in 2024.

ArkEdge Space Inc.’s 6U satellite constellation has been selected by the METI. The first 6U satellites will be launched from 2023, and a total of seven satellites will be used for service demonstration by 2025.

JPY400M (approximately $3.7M) seed round raised from IncubateFund, Real Tech Fund and others

ArkEdge Space Inc. is developing a 6U CubeSat in collaboration with the Intelligent Space Systems Laboratory (ISSL) of The University of Tokyo as part of the 6U microsatellite short-term demonstration project “6U Fast Validation CubeSat” of the National Space Organization (NSPO) of Taiwan. After making a proposal for the development, manufacturing, launch and initial operations of the satellite, ArkEdge Space was selected as collaborative research partner by the NSPO.

One year has passed since the release of the RWASAT-1 3U CubeSat, the first Rwandan satellite, developed and manufactured by ArkEdge Space Inc. in collaboration with Rwandan government agencies and The University of Tokyo

RWASAT-1, Rwanda’s first satellite and a 3U CubeSat, was successfully deployed from the ISS.

ArkEdge Space Inc. was selected on 9 August 2019 by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry for its Industrial Technology Practical Development Project Cost Subsidy

ArkEdge Space Inc. signed a memorandum of understanding for the promotion of space and geospatial technology on the African continent with the Smart Africa Alliance and the Government of Rwanda