Space startups in Japan

12 Japan space companies in the directory, with $273.5M in disclosed funding, working on debris removal & servicing, rovers, logistics, earth observation and more.

Astroscale Graduated

Space debris removal

Debris Removal & Servicing · Japan · est. 2013 · Series C+

ispace Graduated

Lunar robotic spacecraft

Rovers · Japan · est. 2010 · Series A

ElevationSpace

Bringing orbit-made materials home

Logistics · Japan · est. 2021 · Series B

Axelspace Graduated

Optical microsatellites

Earth Observation · Japan · est. 2008 · Series C+

Interstellar Technologies

ZERO, the biomethane launcher

Launch · Japan · est. 2013 · Series C+

iQPS Graduated

All-weather SAR imagery

Earth Observation · Japan · est. 2005

Orbital Lasers

Lasers for debris removal

Debris Removal & Servicing · Japan · est. 2024 · Series A

Pale Blue

Water-fuelled satellite propulsion

Propulsion · Japan · est. 2020 · Series C+

Space BD

Launch and ISS brokerage

Logistics · Japan · est. 2017 · Series C+Space One

Japan’s solid-fuel rocket venture

Launch · Japan · est. 2018

Synspective Graduated

The StriX SAR constellation

Earth Observation · Japan · est. 2018 · Series C+

Warpspace

Optical relay between satellites

Communications & Connectivity · Japan · est. 2016 · Series C+

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