SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, President & Chief Executive Officer: Eiichi Yonekura, has announced the establishment of Orbital Lasers Co., Ltd. as of January 12, 2024.
This milestone follows the announcement in June 2020 to design and develop the payload of the world’s first*1 satellite for space debris removal using laser technology, in collaboration with the Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN) *2. As a result of this progress, a startup was born from SKY Perfect JSAT.
Orbital Lasers will not only engage in space debris removal but also aims to further utilize and develop its laser technologies. By incorporating space-based LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging)*3 technology into satellites, the company aspires to become the world’s first*1 commercial provider of high-precision ground surface information through the use of Satellite LiDAR. In connection with this Satellite LiDAR business, SKY Perfect JSAT and JAXA entered into a contract regarding the conceptual study of earth observation LiDAR satellites system and its future commercialization, on January 12, 2024. Orbital Lasers is scheduled to undertake this conceptual study under contract from SKY Perfect JSAT.