Public · Tokyo: 6701Updated Aug 1, 2026

NEC

Satellite-system prime contractor, space-payload/component supplier, and optical-space-network developer.

Japanese public technology company that develops and integrates satellites, satellite subsystems, ground systems, radar and optical-communications payloads, and related space-data infrastructure.

Principal supply-chain role03 · Networks & Operations

Communications networks, ground systems, mission operations, tracking, and space-domain awareness.

Principal supply-chain role03 · Networks & Operations

Japanese public technology company that develops and integrates satellites, satellite subsystems, ground systems, radar and optical-communications payloads, and related space-data infrastructure.

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Supplies or enables NEC

Apex— supplierTell me more

Apex supplies its Aries satellite bus platform to NEC for a technology demonstration mission featuring high-throughput optical communications, scheduled for launch in 2027.

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NEC supplies or serves

AST SpaceMobile— supplierTell me more

NEC Platforms (NEC subsidiary) manufactures key satellite modules for AST SpaceMobile's LEO satellite constellation (initial phase), announced December 2020.

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Maxar Technologies— supplierTell me more

NEC Space Technologies supplies satellite components to Maxar Technologies and received its 10th Excellent Supplier Award from Maxar (as of late 2023/early 2024).

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Program partners

Skyloom— strategic partner3 connectionsTell me more

Skyloom partners with NEC on joint development, testing, and manufacturing of 100 Gbps WARP Optical Communications Terminals for multi-orbit satellite networks, with commercialization targeted by end of 2025.

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NEC collaborates with Skyloom on development of high-speed optical communication equipment and terminals for satellite constellation networks.

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Skyloom collaborated with NEC starting in 2024 on joint development, testing, and manufacturing of a 100 Gbps WARP Optical Communications Terminal (OCT) for multi-orbit satellite networks, with commercialization targeted for 2025-2026.

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Government awards & missions

Tanegashima Space Center— launch-site-spacecraft-delivery-and-integration-supportTell me more

NEC transports completed satellites to JAXA's Tanegashima Space Center or other launch sites and performs launch-site integration activities for relevant spacecraft programs. · NEC satellite integration and launch preparation workflow; includes documented use for Hayabusa2 and general NEC satellite delivery activity.

NEC describes transporting integrated satellites to Tanegashima and separately documents Hayabusa2's launch from the facility.

facility

Hayabusa2— probe-system-coordinator-manufacturer-and-operations-support-providerTell me more

Under JAXA direction, NEC coordinated Hayabusa2 system design, assembly, testing, and integration support; it also designed and manufactured the overall bus excluding chemical propulsion and selected onboard equipment. · Hayabusa2 asteroid sample-return mission to asteroid Ryugu.

NEC directly documents its system-coordination, manufacturing, integration, and operational-support role for the mission.

mission context

Vietnam National Space Center— satellite-system-supplier-and-ground-segment-providerTell me more

NEC is supplying the LOTUSat-1 SAR Earth-observation satellite system, ground segment, and satellite-development/operations training to Vietnam National Space Center. · LOTUSat-1 / Vietnam Space Center Project; includes a NEXTAR NX-300L-based SAR satellite, control center, mission-data center, 9 m antenna, and GroundNEXTAR software.

NEC identifies VNSC as the end-user organization for its first exported satellite system and describes the supplied spacecraft, ground system, and training.

customer organization

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Apex

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AST SpaceMobile Maxar Technologies

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