ArkEdge Space, NICT, Kiyohara Optics, and SoftBank Join Forces to Demonstrate Optical Wireless Communications Between Satellites and HAPS Pioneering two-way laser links between low Earth orbit and the stratosphere
Tokyo, Japan, October 16, 2025 — ArkEdge Space Inc. (“ArkEdge Space”), together with the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (“NICT”), KIYOHARA OPTICS Inc. (“KIYOHARA OPTICS”), and SoftBank Corp. (“SoftBank”), today announced that they have signed a cooperative agreement to jointly develop and demonstrate optical wireless communications between space and the stratosphere, as well […]
ArkEdge Space Selected by Japan’s Ministry of the Environment for FY2025 Inter-Ministerial SBIR Program Advancing R&D on Multi-Satellite-Based Environmental Change Detection and Risk Analysis Platform to Support Nature-Positive Innovation
Tokyo, Japan, October 16, 2025 — ArkEdge Space Inc. (“ArkEdge Space”), a Japanese space startup based in Tokyo that provides comprehensive solutions from planning and design to mass production and operation of micro-satellite constellations, announced that it has been selected by Japan’s Ministry of the Environment (MOE) under the FY2025 Inter-Ministerial SBIR Environmental Conservation Research […]
ArkEdge Space Achieves Full Mission Success with “AE2a” Micro-satellite Contributing to SDG-Related Applications through Forest and Greenhouse Gas Monitoring
Tokyo, Japan, October 15, 2025 — ArkEdge Space Inc. (“ArkEdge Space”), a Japanese space startup based in Tokyo that provides comprehensive solutions from planning and design to mass production and operation of micro-satellite constellations, announced that its 6U micro-satellite “AE2a,” launched on June 24, 2025 aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 (Transporter-14), has achieved full mission success, […]
ArkEdge Space Selected by JAXA to Study Dedicated LEO PNT System Toward a Robust Satellite-Based Positioning Infrastructure Beyond GNSS
Tokyo, Japan, October 7, 2025 — ArkEdge Space Inc. (“ArkEdge Space”), a Japanese space startup based in Tokyo that provides comprehensive solutions from planning and design to mass production and operation of micro-satellite constellations, announced today that it has been selected by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to conduct the “Study of Key Technologies […]
ArkEdge Space Signs MoUs and LoIs with African Partners at TICAD9 and IAC 2025 Advancing Social Solutions and Human Capacity Development through Space Data Utilization
Tokyo, Japan, October 3, 2025 — ArkEdge Space Inc. (“ArkEdge Space”), a Japanese space startup based in Tokyo that provides comprehensive solutions from planning and design to mass production and operation of micro-satellite constellations, today announced the signing of multiple Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) and Letters of Intent (LoIs) with African institutions. These agreements establish […]
ArkEdge Space Selected for “QZSS Utilization Demonstration Project” Advancing Satellite IoT Applications Across Asia-Pacific with MADOCA-PPP Tide Monitoring Buoys
Tokyo, Japan, September 2, 2025 — ArkEdge Space Inc. (“ArkEdge Space”), a Japanese space startup based in Tokyo that provides comprehensive solutions from planning and design to mass production and operation of micro-satellite constellations, has been selected for the FY2025 [1] “QZSS Utilization Demonstration Project,” jointly organized by the Cabinet Office of Japan and Quasi-Zenith […]
ArkEdge Space Wins President’s Award from JST at the “Award for Academic Startups 2025”
Tokyo, Japan, August 21, 2025 — ArkEdge Space Inc. (“ArkEdge Space”), a Japanese space startup based in Tokyo that provides comprehensive solutions from planning and design to mass production and operation of micro-satellite constellations, today announced that it has been awarded the President’s Award of the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) at the Award […]
ArkEdge Space’s Executive and Founding Engineer Dr. Nobuhiro Funabiki Named to 2025 Via Satellite “Rising Star” List Recognized for Advancing Micro-Satellite Innovation and Inclusive Space Access on a Global Scale
Tokyo, Japan, July 29, 2025 — ArkEdge Space Inc. (“ArkEdge Space”), a Japanese space startup based in Tokyo that provides comprehensive solutions from planning and design to mass production and operation of micro-satellite constellations, is pleased to announce that Dr. Nobuhiro Funabiki, Executive Officer and General Manager of the Production Department, has been selected for […]
ArkEdge Space Successfully Launches and Initiates Operations of AE2a and AE3Va Micro-satellites — Ongoing Demonstration of 6U Standard Satellite Bus with Five Operational Satellites to Date —
Tokyo, Japan, June 24, 2025 — ArkEdge Space Inc. (“ArkEdge Space”), a Japanese space startup based in Tokyo that provides comprehensive solutions from planning and design to mass production and operation of micro-satellite constellations, is pleased to announce the successful launch of its AE2a and AE3Va micro-satellites. Both spacecraft are built upon the company’s proprietary […]
ArkEdge Space Achieves Full Success in On-Orbit Demonstration of Space Components with Micro-satellite “AE1c”
Tokyo, Japan, June 11, 2025 — ArkEdge Space Inc. (“ArkEdge Space”), a Japanese space startup based in Tokyo that provides comprehensive solutions from planning and design to mass production and operation of micro-satellite constellations, is pleased to announce the successful in-orbit operation of hosted payload mission aboard its in-house developed microsatellite AE1c. The satellite operated […]