Communications & Connectivity companies in Japan
Space Atlas lists 6 organisations in Japan working in communications & connectivity: 3 startups, 3 private companies. That is 12% of the 50 space organisations in Japan and 3% of the 235 in this sector worldwide. Most are based in Bunkyo (1), Shinagawa (1), Chiyoda (1).
Private Company (3)
- Mitsubishi Electric (MELCO) Space · Private Company · Chiyoda
Major manufacturer of commercial and government telecommunications and Earth observation satellites for JAXA and global operators — builds advanced optical and radar payloads.
- SKY Perfect JSAT · Private Company · Minato
Japan's largest satellite operator — provides broadcasting, broadband and data relay services via geostationary satellites.
- Space Compass Corporation · Private Company · Tokyo
Japanese NTT and SKY Perfect JSAT joint venture — builds optical data relay networks, space computing and non-terrestrial network services.
Startup (3)
- ArkEdge Space · Startup · Bunkyo
Develops diverse nanosatellites and CubeSats for communications, IoT and deep-space missions — offers end-to-end mission services from satellite design to operations.
- Infostellar · Startup · Shinagawa
Operates StellarStation, a cloud-based global ground station marketplace — connects satellite operators with distributed antenna networks to reduce communications costs and incr…
- Warpspace · Startup · Tsukuba
Building a near-real-time optical inter-satellite data relay network in medium Earth orbit — enables satellite operators to downlink data with ultra-low latency using laser comm…