ArkEdge Space Inc. joins the Paris Peace Forum’s Net Zero Space Initiative
ArkEdge Space Inc. (headquarters: Koto-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Takayoshi Fukuyo), a company that promotes low earth orbit constellations and deep space exploration using nano-satellites, has joined the Net Zero Space Initiative, launched by the Paris Peace Forum in November 2021 with industrial and institutional partners to achieve the sustainable use of space by 2030. The Net […]
ArkEdge Space has produced a company introduction video
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.
VDES, short for “VHF Data Exchange System”, is a comprehensive radiofrequency data exchange system combining the VDE (VHF Data Exchange), the AIS (Automatic Identification System) and the ASM (Application Specific Message). It is expected to be the basic infrastructure for future ship identification, safe navigation, and maritime DX (digital transformation). ArkEdge Space will develop a […]
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.
ArkEdge Space Inc.’s 6U satellite constellation program has been selected for a subsidy under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s “Nano-Satellite Constellation Technology Development and Demonstration Project”. The development of nano-satellite constellations is rapidly advancing around the world. It is expected that 6U satellites of about 10 kg class, which can be delivered quickly […]
JPY400M (approximately $3.7M) seed round raised from IncubateFund, Real Tech Fund and others
ArkEdge Space Inc. has raised JPY400M (approximately $3.7M) seed round from IncubateFund, Real Tech Fund and others. With this funding, ArkEdge Space will promote the commercialization of microsatellite technology, lower the barriers to entry in satellite utilization, and establish an infrastructure enabling more actors to solve development issues. IncubateFund Representative Partner Tohru Akaura “ArkEdge Space […]
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
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. ArkEdge Space representatives were joined by researchers of The University of Tokyo’s Intelligent Space Systems Laboratory and executives from the Rwandan […]
RWASAT-1, Rwanda’s first satellite and a 3U CubeSat, was successfully deployed from the ISS.
3U CubeSat RWASAT-1, the first Rwandan satellite, developed and manufactured by ArkEdge Space Inc. in collaboration with Rwandan government agencies and The University of Tokyo, was successfully released from the Japanese Experimental Module “Kibo” of the International Space Station on 20 November 2019
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. was selected on 9 August 2019 by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry for its Industrial Technology Practical Development Project Cost Subsidy (category: Space Industry Technology Information Infrastructure Development Research and Development Project), for the on-orbit demonstration of various mission equipment utilizing ArkEdge Space’s 3U demonstration bus platform. For more details: https://sii.or.jp/space31/decision.html (in […]
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
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. From left to right: Professor Ryosuke Shibasaki (The University of Tokyo), Hamadoun Touré (Executive Director, Smart Africa and former ITU Secretary General), Professor Shinichi Nakasuka […]