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Aerospacelab logo Aerospacelab Designs and manufactures satellite platforms, subsystems, and Earth observation payloads for LEO constellations, from 50 kg to 5,000 kg vs JAXA Japan's national space agency conducting launch operations, satellite development, Earth observation, asteroid exploration, and human spaceflight research JAXA logo
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Aerospacelab JAXA
Founded 2018 2003
Headquarters Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium Chofu, Japan
Type private government
Status operating operating
Employees 400
Total funding $167.3M
Latest round Series B
Sectors Satellite Manufacturing, Earth Observation & Remote Sensing, Satellite Components & Subsystems Launch Services, Earth Observation & Remote Sensing, Planetary Exploration
Products listed 6 42
Federal contracts
Launches
Leaders listed Benoit Deper, Tina Ghataore, Michael Pavloff Hiroshi Yamakawa, Sonoko Watanabe, Masashi Okada
News mentions 12 0
SHARED SECTORS
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How do Aerospacelab and JAXA compare?

Both companies work in Earth Observation & Remote Sensing. Aerospacelab was founded in 2018 and JAXA in 2003.

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