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福代 孝良

株式会社アークエッジ・スペース

代表取締役CEO

Competitive technology companies, mainly in the Earth observation field, which can be expected to grow significantly in the next 10 years Graduated from the University of Tokyo Graduate School. After working as a JICA expert, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Cabinet Office Space Development Strategy Office, Space Edge Lab Co., Ltd. (currently Arc Edge Space Co., Ltd.) was founded in 2018. We have experience in international cooperation work such as forest, ocean, and nature management, with a focus on Amazon forest management, natural resource management in South America, and development issues in the African region. At the Cabinet Office, I have been involved in space cooperation with Asia, South America, the Middle East, and Africa, and SDGs cooperation utilizing space technology. Currently, we have started a satellite constellation construction project centered on 6U, and from developing new space businesses using constellations, we are also proceeding with efforts to build lunar infrastructure and deep space exploration, etc.

[Company Overview] We have built a multi-type satellite production system centered on microsatellites, and in addition to hardware businesses such as design/manufacture of microsatellites, ground station maintenance, and related parts, we are developing a wide range of businesses such as providing artificial satellite operation services, related software development, and education/consulting.