Japan Aero/Space Ecosystem

🇯🇵 Japan is one of the world’s most advanced and diversified aerospace ecosystems. Deep-tech robotics, small-sat constellations, reusable launchers, lunar landers... the country has become a global force in space innovation.

Here is a list of some of the key players shaping the country’s industry:

Asahi Aero Group – Aerospace systems / precision components

Aeronext Inc. – Done airframe architecture

ArkEdge Space Inc. – Nanosatellite constellation development

ASTRO GATE – Satellite ground-station infra

Astroscale – Space debris removal and servicing

Axelspace アクセルスペース – Microsatellites and Earth-imaging

ElevationSpace Inc. – Space infra / microgravity return capsules

EX-Fusion Inc. – Fusion energy for space

Furuno – Satellite navigation and comms

GITAI. – Autonomous robotics in-orbit

GS Yuasa – Satellite batteries and power

IHI Aerospace – Propulsion and orbital launch systems

Infostellar – Ground-station sharing network

将来宇宙輸送システム/Innovative Space Carrier – Reusable orbital launcher

Interstellar Technologies – Small-sat launch vehicle

ispace, inc. – Commercial lunar landers

Japan Space Systems – National satellite infra

Kawasaki Heavy Industries – Aerospace vehicles, structures, components

KYOCERA – Satellite comms modules

Letara – Hybrid rocket propulsion

Marubeni Aerospace – Aerospace systems

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries – Heavy-lift rockets 

MJOLNIR SPACEWORKS – Small-launch vehicle

JAXA: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

NEC Corporation – Satellite systems

Ookuma Diamond Device – Diamond semiconductors for harsh-environments

Orbital Lasers Co., Ltd. – Laser systems for Earth observation

SKY Perfect JSAT (スカパーＪＳＡＴ) - Satellite comms and broadcasting

Pale Blue – Water-based satellite propulsion

PD AeroSpace, LTD. – Reusable spaceplanes

Pixie Dust Technologies, Inc. – Ultrasound-based spatial interaction systems

Polar Star Space Co., Ltd. – Satellite health monitoring

Rapyuta Robotics – Robotics orchestration for aerial autonomy

Shimizu Corporation – Spaceport construction

Skydisc – Industrial analytics from aerial sensors

SkyDrive – eVTOL aircraft

Skygate Technologies 📡🛰🇯🇵 – Satellite groundstation networks

SkymatiX – Agricultural imaging analysis using drone data

Solafune, Inc. – Space analytics and mission solutions

Space BD Inc. – Launch brokerage

Space Compass Corporation – Space communications

SPACE ONE – Small satellite launch services

Space Shift Inc. – Satellite imagery

SPACE WALKER, Inc. – Reusable suborbital vehicles

Spiber Inc. – Bioengineered materials for aerospace

Synspective Inc. – SAR satellites

Tenchijin – Satellite-driven analytics

tiSPACE - Dedicated Space Services – Medium-lift rockets