Space Compass Corporation

Space Compas s s elected to drive “Development and demons tration ofinter-s atellite optical communication network s ys tem Project"Tokyo, Japan., March 28th, 2023
Space Compass Corporation is pleased to announce that it has been selected by New
Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), together with
our partners, the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology(NICT), AXELSPACE Corporation and NEC Corporation, to move forward “Developmentand demonstration of inter-satellite optical communication network system Project” (TheProject).
Backgro undThe Cabinet Secretariat, the Cabinet Office and other relevant ministries and agenciesof Japan have established the Key and Advanced Technology R&D through Cross
Community Collaboration Program (commonly known as “K Program”), which enables
public and private related parties in Japan to quickly and flexibly conduct the research,development, demonstration testing and practical implementationof the key

technologies, aiming to enhance Japanese national economic security.
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As part of the above-mentioned K Program, the project goal is to establish the cuttingedge technologies to build the most advanced global scale optical communication-based
satellites constellation network. The project will boost Japan’s competitiveness in rapidly
growing global market and invigorate industry-wide growth in Japan. The project’s scopeof work includes developing the optical communication-based satellites constellation
network system along with edge computing system in space, and conducting spacedemonstration tests in the vicinity of Japan by 2029, to verify whether the system canmeet the requirements for the optical communication-based satellites constellation
network.
Space Compass will lead the project as a representative and perform a project manager
role as well.
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NICT: Development and demonstration testing of interconnectivity (betweensatellites and ground stations) and network control technologies.
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AXELSPACE: Development and demonstration testing of Low Earth Orbit(LEO) micro satellite (including space edge computing) technologies.

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NEC: Development of Medium-size Low Earth Orbit Satellite technologies.

■ About Space Compass Corporation
Space Compass is a joint venture company between NTT, Japanese Information andCommunications Technology (ICT) leader, and SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, Asia’s
largest satellite operator. We will launch a Space Integrated Computing Network to aid
the realization of a sustainable society. For more information, visit our corporate website,
https://space-compass.com■About National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT,President: Hideyuki Tokuda) is Japan's only public research organization specializing in
the field of information and communications. NICT promotes research and developmentof information and communication technologies from an integrated perspective, frombasic to applied perspectives. At the same time, NICT aims to create innovation by
widely sharing its research and development results with society in cooperation withuniversities, industry, local governments, and research organizations in Japan andabroad. For more information, please visit https://www.nict.go.jp/■About Axelspace Corporation
Axelspace provides solutions on the basis on its unique micro satellite technology underthe vision of "Space within Your Reach.” The company’s main business activities
comprise the AxelGlobe Earth Observation platform and the AxelLiner one-stop service
to enable customers to realize their own microsatellite missions. The company offers
microsatellite-based solutions for the Earth Observation business and the design,
manufacturing, launch organization, operational support and commissioning ofmicrosatellites and related components.
For more information, please visit https://www.axelspace.com/■About NEC Corporation
In over 120 years of activities since its foundation, NEC has contributed to society
through innovation by utilizing advanced technologies, various knowledge, experience,and ideas. As a company that creates social value, NEC aims to realize a sustainable
society where everyone can fully realize their humanity by creating social values of safety,
security, fairness, and efficiency through the power of digital technology. For moreinformation, please visit https://jpn.nec.com/