Japanese joint venture established by NTT and SKY Perfect JSAT to build a Space Integrated Computing Network, including GEO optical data relay, on-orbit processing, and space-based radio-access-network services.
Japanese joint venture established by NTT and SKY Perfect JSAT to build a Space Integrated Computing Network, including GEO optical data relay, on-orbit processing, and space-based radio-access-network services.
Contract awarded March 2026 for procurement and development of the first commercial GEO optical data relay satellite (HummingSat platform with optical payload integration).
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SWISSto12 contracted to provide a GEO optical data-relay satellite (HummingSat-type payload / hosted payload capability) to support Space Compass’s first commercial GEO optical data relay capability.
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Space Compass customers & supported companies
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Space Compass program partners
Axelspace Corporation— customer / strategic partner · strategic partner / enabling capability · 1 more roles3 connectionsTell me more
Through a capital and business alliance, Axelspace is positioned to use Space Compass’s optical communications and on-orbit processing services to support data delivery from its Earth-observation satellites, making Axelspace a prospective mission user and service customer.
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Space Compass signed a capital and business alliance with Axelspace to provide an optical data-relay network capability that enables higher-performance data downlink and operations for Axelspace's microsatellite missions (strategic alliance announced as part of a capital & business agreement).
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Space Compass signed capital and business alliance agreements with Axelspace to explore optical communication networking and to coordinate Earth-observation data flow and on-orbit processing integration between Axelspace satellites and Space Compass’s data-relay/on-orbit compute network.
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Apolink— strategic study partner / program partner · program partner2 connectionsTell me more
Space Compass signed a non-binding MOU with Apolink (and JSAT International) to study potential concepts for LEO–GEO optical inter‑satellite links, jointly assessing LEO–GEO optical ISL concepts that would enable future cooperation and demonstrations.
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MOU signed April 13, 2026 (with JSAT International), to explore technical and commercial feasibility of multi-orbit (LEO-GEO) optical data relay services and inter-satellite links.
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SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation— founder / enabling partner · strategic partner · 1 more roles3 connectionsTell me more
SKY Perfect JSAT is a co-founder of Space Compass (joint venture) and provides satellite operations expertise, hosted-payload cooperation, and market access in Asia to enable Space Compass’s GEO-slot and space-infrastructure plans.
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Co-founder and joint venture partner of Space Compass (established July 2022); provides satellite operation expertise and infrastructure as Asia's largest satellite operator.
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SKY Perfect JSAT, as a joint-venture partner, is collaborating with Space Compass on GEO optical data-relay initiatives and may host/operate payload integrations (e.g., cooperation on HummingSat / hosted payload projects) and use Space Compass relay/processing services for commercial missions.
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Airbus— strategic partner2 connectionsTell me more
Airbus (Zephyr / Airbus HAPS / AALTO program) partnered with Space Compass and NTT DOCOMO in Japan’s HAPS initiatives; Airbus’s Zephyr HAPS platform and AALTO investment are positioned as complementary stratospheric connectivity platforms alongside Space Compass’s multi-orbit optical and NTN services.
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MOU signed April 28, 2026, to explore collaboration on optical communications, data relay architectures, and integration with Earth observation solutions for near-real-time data transmission.
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Hellas Sat— program partner · program partner / supplier (hosted payload integration) · 1 more roles3 connectionsTell me more
MOU signed December 11, 2025, for technical and commercial collaboration on optical inter-satellite connectivity and interoperability between Hellas Sat 5 (with optical payload) and Space Compass GEO data-relay satellite.
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Space Compass signed an MoU with Hellas Sat to pursue integration and connectivity between Hellas Sat 5 and Space Compass’s planned GEO data-relay satellite, enabling demonstrations of optical inter-satellite links and GEO-to-LEO relay capabilities.
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Space Compass has an MoU with Hellas Sat to pursue connectivity between Hellas Sat 5 and Space Compass’s GEO data-relay satellite; Hellas Sat 5 is identified as a demonstration/mission user to validate optical inter-satellite links and GEO-to-LEO relay services.
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NTT— operating subsidiary / mission operatorTell me more
NTT established and supplies the Space Compass joint venture (NTT + partners) with technology, operations planning, and will operate space edge computing, optical data relay, and space RAN services — Space Compass is the NTT vehicle that supplies services to external users and integrates NTT’s space capabilities.
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