SPACENEWS – MAY 13, 2021 SAN FRANCISCO – Axelspace, the Japanese firm planning to offer daily global optical imagery, raised 2.58 billion Japanese yen ($23.8 million) in a Series C investment round announced May 14 in Tokyo, May 13 in the United States. The Space Frontier Fund managed by Sparx Innovation for Future Co.…
SPACENEWS – MAR 22, 2021 SEOUL, South Korea — A Soyuz rocket launched 38 satellites from 18 countries on Monday, including South Korea’s CAS500-1 remote sensing satellite, in the first all-commercial rideshare mission GK Launch Services has arranged without a Russian government satellite onboard. In a YouTube livestream, the kerosene-fueled, three-stage Soyuz-2.1a — painted…
SATELLITE EVOLUTION GROUP – FEB 24, 2021 Aurora Propulsion Technologies and Aliena enter into collaboration for the development of technology for in-space propulsion. The companies also agree to promote industrial and commercial collaboration with an aim of enabling small space craft manufacturers an easy and comprehensive access to the most demanding components in space technology.…
VIA SATELLITE – DEC 15, 2020 Synspective is working to build a constellation of 30 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites to provide geospatial intelligence. SAR satellites can capture imagery at night and through clouds. Synspective is one of Japan’s highest-funded startups, the company has raised just under $100 million, having completed a Series A round…