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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 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 successfully launched its second nano-satellite, OPTIMAL-1

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

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。

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.