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Axelspace Holdings is a holding company that develops, manufactures, and operates small satellites through its consolidated subsidiaries, and provides earth observation image sales and analysis services. The company aims to "make space part of everyday life" and operates on two pillars: dedicated satellite project support for customers and data provision through its own satellite constellation operations.

The company's AxelLiner business primarily serves government agencies as its main customers, with government projects comprising the majority of recent sales and domestic revenue as its core focus. Meanwhile, the AxelGlobe business serves many private companies and generates revenue through multiple sources including image sales, periodic monitoring services, and analysis and consulting. Additionally, as a holding company, management fees from consolidated subsidiaries contribute to overall revenue.

The business is divided into two segments: AxelLiner and AxelGlobe. AxelLiner provides one-stop services from satellite design through manufacturing, launch, and operations, with ongoing efforts to improve efficiency through automation and standardization of procedures and operations. AxelGlobe leverages its multi-satellite coordinated operations to provide services including on-demand imaging, periodic monitoring, emergency imaging, archive sales, wide-area mosaic generation, and analysis and consulting through web platforms and distributor networks.

The company aims to "make space an ordinary place" through two business pillars: AxelLiner, which provides contracted development, manufacturing, launch, and operation of small satellites, and AxelGlobe, which provides earth observation data from company-operated satellites. Specifically, the company targets launching six demonstration satellites cumulatively between fiscal 2025 and 2028, and plans to expand the number of operational satellites to 14 by the end of fiscal 2028 to increase imaging frequency and coverage. Additionally, in fiscal 2027, the company will deploy up to seven medium-resolution satellites called "GRUS-3" to secure imaging capacity of approximately 2.3 million km² per day, and from fiscal 2028 onward will introduce three high-resolution satellites with the goal of eventually achieving ground resolution below 50 centimeters.

The company prioritizes investment in competitive advantages through a "universal bus" design for satellite platforms and streamlined software that serves as a single point of contact with customers. To advance mass production and parallel manufacturing of the bus, the company partners with manufacturers such as Misumi, aiming to reduce the timeline from design initiation to launch from the conventional 2-3 years to a minimum of one year. Additionally, through "AxelLiner Terminal," which simplifies the user experience after launch, customers can easily input specifications to understand satellite configuration, estimated costs, and schedules, improving efficiency from order to operation.

To expand its customer base in new markets, the company offers two services: "AL Lab," which enables easy on-orbit demonstration of components and equipment, and "AL Pro," which provides complete customer missions. By industry, the company develops solutions incorporating analysis functions and imaging rights tailored to applications in news, finance, and environment, and plans to expand sales channels through partnerships with domestic and international distributors and analysis companies. Government projects and public subsidies (such as NEDO) are also important pipelines. On the funding side, the company raised approximately 6.24 billion yen through third-party capital allocation in 2023 and plans to secure additional capital through its 2025 IPO, supporting business investment through parallel fundraising efforts.

In technological innovation, the company emphasizes verification through actual hardware and continuous improvement. Following failure mode analysis from the demonstration satellite "PYXIS," corrective measures are being applied to GRUS-3α (scheduled for launch in June 2025) and verified in orbit, with feedback reflected in next-generation satellites and mass production systems. The company also targets "cooperative operation," linking medium-resolution and high-resolution satellites to connect wide-area observation with detailed observation, and invests in data quality improvements including image analysis and tampering prevention. The company differentiates itself through both technology and services.