アクセルスペース、日本の防衛衛星プロジェクトに選定

Axelspace has secured a contract under Japan’s Ministry of Defense satellite constellation project, positioning itself as the sole optical imagery provider in the consortium. The agreement was signed with Tri-Sat Constellation Co., Ltd. and Mitsui Bussan Aerospace Co., Ltd. Tri-Sat is a special purpose company which Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation and Mitsui & Co. Ltd. established.

The broader consortium awarded the project by the Ministry of Defense also includes Synspective Inc., Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc., Mitsui Bussan Aerospace, and Axelspace Corporation.

Structured as a Private Finance Initiative, the project aims to build and operate a satellite constellation through private sector leadership. The goal is consistent access to imagery intelligence to strengthen standoff defense capabilities.

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について アクセルスペース, this is not just another contract. It signals growing reliance on commercial Earth observation players in national security infrastructure. The line between civil space innovation and defense application continues to blur. Private satellite operators are becoming strategic assets to the military instead of maintaining their roles as secondary service providers.