News Release
March 28, 2019
SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation
PASCO CORPORATION
Partnership in Space Business-Seeking New Business Creation in the Joint Utilization ofSatellite Ground Stations and Satellite DataSKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (Head office: Minato Ward, Tokyo; Representative
Director, President & CEO: Shinji Takada; hereinafter “SKY Perfect JSAT”) has reacheda business partnership agreement on March 28, 2019 with PASCO CORPORATION(Head office: Meguro Ward, Tokyo; President & CEO: Dr. Hideki Shimamura; hereinafter“PASCO”) with the goal of creating high added-value services and mutually making
effective use of the technologies and resources owned by both companies in the wide
range of fields from the satellite to geospatial data business, while also seeking increased
efficiency for the low-earth-orbit (LEO) satellite-based services currently offered by bothcompanies and expanding the markets for these services.
The types of services which will be bolstered as a result of this agreement are as follows.
1) Satellite ground station services
Utilize the applied technologies, expertise, and resources owned by both companies toexpand the earth observation business of SKY Perfect JSAT, while also expanding
business by offering network services with the ground stations for LEO satellites inJapan and in other countries for earth observation and telecommunications
companies.
2) Satellite data utilization
Begin developing new services by mutually making effective use of the earth
observation satellite data and services of both companies.
3) Market expansion
Start to develop business models that promote effective use of the resources such as
the services and sales channels of both companies with the aim of growing themarkets in the fields of satellite communications, positioning satellites, and earth
observation services■ Social background
On May 29, 2017 the Japanese government published its “Space Industry Vision 2030,”
and now considers the space industry to be one of the growth industries driving the“Fourth Industrial Revolution” in Japan. Since the costs associated with the production
and launch of satellites have been dramatically decreasing, the potential markets thatutilize satellites has been growing. Private companies have also been entering the market
in the domain of these services. These companies, including startups, have already begun

launching satellites and offering satellite launch services.
Against this backdrop, SKY Perfect JSAT and PASCO have entered into business
partnership in order to mutually utilize their respective advantages while bolstering
their initiatives in new business fields to accommodate such ever-growing “New Space”
field of satellite utilization.

[SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation]
Representative: Representative Director, President & CEO Shinji Takada
Established:
November 10, 1994
Head office address: 1-8-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Businesses:
SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation is a leader in the converging fields ofbroadcasting and communications. It is Asia’s largest satellite operator with a fleet of 17
satellites, and Japan’s only provider of both multi-channel pay TV broadcasting andsatellite communications services. SKY Perfect JSAT delivers a broad range ofentertainment through the SKY PerfecTV!platform, the most extensive in Japan with a
total of 3 million subscribers. In addition, SKY Perfect JSAT’s satellite communications
services, which cover Japan and the rest of Asia, as well as Oceania, Russia, Middle East,
Hawaii and North America, play a vital role in supporting safety, security andconvenience for society as a whole.
URL: https://www.sptvjsat.com/
Satellite business site: https://www.jsat.net/jp/index.html
SKY Perfect JSAT Group mission: https://www.skyperfectjsat.co.jp/about/principle.html[PASCO CORPORATION]
Representative: Dr. Hideki Shimamura, President and CEO
Established: October 27, 1953 (Registration: July 15, 1949)
Head office address: 1-1-2 Higashiyama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo
Businesses: PASCO collects geospatial information by mounting various sensors such as
optical, laser, microwave, thermal and sonar on various platforms such as satellites,
aircraft, drones, special vehicles and ships. From the past to the present and the future
are anticipated by interpretation, evaluation, and analysis technologies and we provide
geospatial information services to solve social issues such as management andconservation of land and environment, maintenance and management of infrastructure,disaster and other risk management and countermeasures etc.
URL: https://www.pasco.co.jp/eng/■ Contact
SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation
Public Relations, IR Department

PASCO CORPORATION
Public Relations Department
Satellite Business Division

mail: pr@sptvjsat.com
TEL: +81 3-5571-7600

mail: webmaster@pasco.co.jp
TEL: +81 3-5465-7370