ArkEdge Space Launches and Begins Operations of Three New Micro-satellites — AE5Ra, AE5Rb, and AE5Rc Standardized 6U bus enables simultaneous multi-satellite production and deployment; twelve in-house developed satellites in orbit, with nine entering operation over the past year
Flight models of AE5Ra, AE5Rb and AE5Rc (Parts of this image have been modified for intellectual property protection.) Tokyo, Japan, December 1, 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 […]
ArkEdge Space CEO Takayoshi Fukuyo Named Forbes JAPAN’s “Start-up of the Year 2026”
Tokyo, Japan, November 28, 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 CEO Takayoshi Fukuyo was named Japan’s Start-up of the Year 2026 as part of the Forbes JAPAN ranking […]
ArkEdge Space Signs Memorandum of Understanding with the Republic of Tajikistan for Joint Research on Glacier and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Monitoring Using Satellite Data
Tokyo, Japan, November 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, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) with the Glaciology Center, the Center for Climate Change and Ozone Layer Research, and […]
ArkEdge Space Demonstrates Satellite Short Messaging for Global IoT Connectivity ～Live demonstration validates energy-efficient, long-distance data transmission between compact IoT devices and ArkEdge’s micro-satellites～
Tokyo, Japan, November 6, 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 successfully validated satellite short message communication using compact, battery-powered IoT terminals. The live demonstration represents a major step toward the […]
ArkEdge Space Establishes New Ground Station in Taiki, Hokkaido —Strengthening Satellite Operations Through a Multi-Site Ground Network Across Japan
Tokyo, Japan, October 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, has established a new satellite ground station in Taiki, Hokkaido (Hiroo District). This facility marks the company’s second proprietary ground station, […]
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 […]