AxelGlobe Product Catalog

Discovering the Hidden Truths of our WorldThis past decade has witnessed dramatic progress in microsatellite technology, and these days more and moreplans of microsatellite constellations are being announced. Governments are also actively encouraging the rapid
expansion of space utilization, and the scale of the space industry is expected to exceed a trillion dollars by 2040.
Microsatellite constellations will develop into an indispensable social infrastructure in the coming era. Space isindeed no longer a special place.
Axelspace has been committed to providing innovative space solutions utilizing microsatellites under the visionof “Space within Your Reach” since its establishment in 2008. So far, we have developed, launched and operated
nine microsatellites in total, including commercial satellites to monitor icebergs in the Arctic Ocean for a Japanese
private company and a technology demonstration satellite for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
Besides private satellite projects, we started a data solution businessnamed AxelGlobe by constructing a microsatellite constellation for Earthobservation in 2015. AxelGlobe distributes optical images with a ground
resolution of 2.5 m taken by 100 kg-class microsatellites called GRUS. Asof 2022, five GRUS satellites are fully operational in orbit, and a high revisit
rate of two to three days (varying depending on the latitude of a capturelocation) is achieved. Through the capability of high-frequency monitoringof the Earth’s surface, AxelGlobe provides us with a perfect vantage point to see, in near real-time, various “truths”
that are difficult to obtain by simply being on the ground. Such facts are essential to make practical downstream
applications such as yield forecasts for agricultural products, early detections of illegal logging and wildfires, andrapid comprehension of the damages caused by disasters.
In order to better serve our customers with unique needs, we often
work with partners all around the world. Many of our partners provide
value-added service to customers by analyzing our data to extract
insights, integrating our data into their proprietary products, andallowing seamless and stress-free access to necessary images. You
can find various examples in this catalog.
Correctly understanding what is happening on Earth will contribute to protecting people’s lives and the global
environment that sustains them. AxelGlobe will help you uncover the truth of our mother planet to accelerate yourbusiness for a better and more sustainable society.
We are looking forward to assisting you with our unique microsatellite solutions!

Yuya Nakamura
President and CEO, Axelspace
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JAXA
RAPIS-1

Weathernews
WNISAT-1R

2019

2017

The University of Tokyo
Hodoyoshi-1

2014GRUS-1A

2018

GRUS-1BCDE

2021

Our satellite track record
Weathernews
WNISAT-1

2013

Accelerate your business through
AxelGlobe's satellite imagery
AxelGlobe is the data and solutions part of Axelspace.
We offer not only a wide range of satellite images but
we also focus on what matters most to accelerate yourbusiness. We have invested a lot of time on our R&D
to offer comprehensive insights through analytics
across different domains such as agriculture, forestry,maritime, defense etc.

Realizing your idea for getting into the spacebusiness via microsatellites
AxelLiner makes achieving your space missions easier,faster, and more affordable. Through Axelspace's
versatile satellite platform and automated satellite
operation software, we can quickly customize according
to your business requirements – all at a lower cost, witha fast development time, and few resources.

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AG Products
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Richat Structure, Mauritania

AG Tasking
We commit to a flexible one-time imaging of yourarea of interest. Anyone can easily request a captureof one or multiple locations within a selected range orperiod.
Key Features:
Ease and flexibility of request
Cloud cover forecast inclusion
Platform & API accessible

How to subscribe to AxelGlobe Tasking Service

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Define theSelect thearea of interest

term of interest

Access data via
AG platform or API5

AG Monitoring
We enable monthly, multiple imaging options for
single or multiple areas of interest. Frequent
observations of any place on earth from space can
now be done either on a short or long-term basis.
Key Features:
Ease and flexibility of request
Cloud cover forecast inclusion
Platform & API accessible

How to subscribe to AxelGlobe Monitoring Service

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Define theSelect theChoosearea of interest

term of interest

subscription plan

Access data via
AG platform or API

SUBSCRIPTION PLANS
Low Frequency

Mid Frequency

High Frequency(1 image /month)(3-5 images /month)(6 or more images /month)Use of low temporal imaging ofareas of interest requiring monthly

Use of mid-temporal frequency

Use of high-temporal imaging ofimaging of areas of interest requiring

areas of interest requiring three tomonitoring

several days to two weeks apart offive day-interval monitoring

monitoring

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AG Emergency
We value the need for obtaining
time-sensitive ground information of the ground.
With a near real-time turnaround, AxelGlobe
Emergency Capture service can be used in
critical decision making, such as disastermonitoring and response.
Key Features:
Ease and flexibility of request
Cloud cover forecast inclusion
Platform & API accessible

Fast data
turnaround

Priority tasking

Before and After Oil Spill Event
BeforeFlooding

AfterIntelligence

Volcanic Eruption
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AG Archive
We make archive datasets more accessible and cost-effective.

With a collection of multi-temporal imagery acquired over the years, users canfreely search and select datasets of their areas of interest from multiple periods.

Global archive datasets are now searchable and downloadable through the AG Platform

Analyze the past to make sense of the present8AG Mosaic
We provide an on-demand satellite imagery mosaic for different mapping
purposes. With area coverage ranging from tens to millions of square kilometers,
users have the flexibility to request mosaic generation per chosen period of interest.

Key Features:
Flexible mosaic generation
through period selection
Seamless
Color-corrected
AG Mosaic ofTokyo Prefecture, Japan

How to order AxelGlobe Mosaic

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Define theSelect theSend order

Access data viaarea of interest

term of interest

requestAG Platform or API

The best images captured with the least cloud cover are selected from the chosen period ofinterest. Seamlines are automatically removed in-between images, along with the normalizationof the color, to create a spotless imagery mosaic for visual or analytic use cases.

Raw data

Seamline removal

Color correction

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AG Solutions
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Sukkur, PakistanWe empower different kinds of industries and local governments byenabling smarter decision making through satellite image-derived insights
across a wide range of applications. We adopt a holistic approach to creating
solutions by using GRUS-1 imagery in combination with different kinds ofgeospatial datasets from different sources.

Agriculture

Yearly abandoned farmland mapping

Multi-temporal planting statusclassification and monitoring

Disaster Management & Response
BeforeDuringAnalysisFlooding disaster detection and mapping11

Forestry

Multi-temporal forest change detection and monitoring

Engineering & Construction

Monitoring of engineering construction progress (construction life cycle)

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Environmental Monitoring

Watershed monitoring through multi-temporal quantification of sedimentationMaritime and Defense

Automatic ship detection and counting

13Global & Local Partnerships
and Remote Sensing Consultants

In-house Dev TeamService Consulting TeamIn-house Analytics TeamIn the company's pursuit to offer the best solution in the least amount of time, we provide an
in-house data-to-analytics service for a more flexible and efficient operation.

Fast growing network of Global& Local Partners
AxelGlobe has started establishing partnerships with more than 50 companies worldwide. This
enables the company to venture into integrating different technologies and solutions, at thesame time expanding its reach globally.

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We strive to give our customers the best solutions
through agility, speed, and continuous improvement

Adapting to your needs
On day one, we will assemble a teamof experts covering business, design& technology and work with users
to come up with various solutions toaddress your specific needs.

Rapid prototyping
With in-house analytics and a poolof remote sensing consultants, we
collaborate to rapidly prototype
solutions to lessen the risks andaccelerate time to market.

Fast Feedback Loop
We prioritize being able to improve anditerate quickly based on user research,data insights and customer feedback
rather than trying to spend long hours
perfecting our solutions early in theprocess.

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Voices of our Customers & Partners
Tim NealeManaging Director“ We p a r t n e r e d w i t h A x e l s p a c e t o b r i n g n e w p r o d u c t s t o o u r c u s t o m e r s …
Axelspace captured around 1 Million hectares from the end of Nov to Dec.”

Hideyuki Sakaguchi

General Manager Solution Department I“We are very pleased to announce our collaboration with Axelspace in 2021. We
will continue to provide their satellite imagery and also combine it with our analysis
technology to solve social problems around the world.”

Dr William Crowe

CEO and Co-Founder of HEO Robotics"Access to their cameras will have a substantial impact on our abilit y to provide in-space
ser vices. We will be able to enhance our abilit y to quickly monitor satellites and easily
integrate our software into the day-to-day operations of satellite owners."

Anna Kudinova

Chief Executive Officer“We connected with Axelspace in 2021 to finda better alternative on what we currently use to develop our Solutions.”

Professor Lloyd Chingambo
Founder and Executive Director“Par tnering with Axelspace brings with it lots of oppor tunities for us. Their technologies,
rem ote s en s i n g ca pa bi l i t i e s a n d satel l i tes wi l l make L l oyd s F i n an c i al s ver y st ron g an d
support Zambia.”
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Achievements
Axelspace has been committed to providing innovative space solutions utilizing microsatellites under thevision of “Space within Your Reach” since its establishment in 2008. Below are some of the achievements
and awards presented to Axelspace in the past two years.

Rapis-1 won the 30th JSASS Technology Award
Axelspace had been commissioned by JAXA to design, develop and operate RAPIS-1, and thesatellite had successfully completed about a year-long in-orbit experiments after the launch.

Beyond 5G Next-Generation Small Satellite Constellations
Axelspace started “Research and Development of Radio-Optical Hybrid Communication
Technology for Beyond 5G Next-Generation Small Satellite Constellations” with the Universityof Tokyo, Tokyo Institute of Technology and Kiyohara Optics Inc. The project is planned andfunded by the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) in 2021.

Japan Venture Awards 2022

First Place - SDGs Innovation HUB Business

Nikkei Excellent Work/Service Award 2021

Technology Management and Innovation
Award (Minister of Internal Affairs andCommunications Award)
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GRUS Specifications
GRUS is a next-generation remote-sensing
microsatellite, the building block of Axelspace’s Earthobservation constellation. Even with its mass of around
100 kg, it will enable us to obtain images with 2.5 m
ground resolution.

True Color Composite

False Color Composite

Spatial resolution: 2.5 mSpatial resolution: 5 m

Pansharpened Imagery

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Multispectral Imagery

Product Levels
Geometric Processing
Georectification

Pansharpening

Radiometric Processing
Tiling Radiometric Atmosphericcalibration
correction

Ancillary Data
UDM

CloudMask

Metadata

L1C
L2A
L1C - includes radiometric and geometric corrections with pixels aligned to an orthorectified basemap and calculated as TOA reflectance.
L2A - includes radiometric and geometric corrections with pixels aligned to an orthorectified basemap and calculated as BOA reflectance.

Comparison of L1C (left) and L2A (right) image products captured by GRUS-1E Zaragoza, Spain

Capture Operations
Viewing Angle-15°

Capture SwathOrbit

up to 55 km swathSun-synchronous orbit

+15°
0°

-15°to +15°

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Axelspace Corporation
Established in August 8, 2008
Yuya Nakamura, President and CEO
Main Office Location :Clip Nihonbashi Building, 3-3-3 Nihonbashi-Honcho,
Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0023 Japan
Capital Stock : 7,122 Million JPY(Including capital reserve)© 2024 Axelspace Corporation