Manufacturing & Materials companies in Japan
Space Atlas lists 6 organisations in Japan working in manufacturing & materials: 4 private companies, 2 startups. That is 12% of the 50 space organisations in Japan and 3% of the 181 in this sector worldwide. Most are based in Chuo (1), Koto (1), Taiki (1).
Private Company (4)
- Axelspace · Private Company · Chuo
Develops and operates microsatellite constellations for Earth observation — offers end-to-end satellite manufacturing and data services.
- IHI Aerospace · Private Company · Koto
Develops solid rocket motors, launch vehicle upper stages and spacecraft structural components for JAXA and commercial customers.
- Kawasaki Heavy Industries – Aerospace Systems (Space) · Private Company · Kakamigahara
Space activities of Japan's Kawasaki Heavy Industries — designs and builds payload fairings for H-IIA, H3 and Epsilon S launch vehicles and space station hardware.
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Space) · Private Company · Minato
Develops and produces H-IIA/H3 launch vehicles and related space systems for Japan.
Startup (2)
- Interstellar Technologies · Startup · Taiki
Develops the ZERO orbital launch vehicle using green propellants to provide low-cost launch services for small satellites.
- SPACE WALKER Inc. · Startup · Tokyo
Japanese startup developing a winged reusable suborbital spaceplane and selling composite high-pressure tanks made at its Nagasaki plant.