Satellite footprints

Axelspace AxelGlobe LEO satellite constellation

Position:LEO
Manufacturer:Axelspace
Operator:Axelspace
Launch operator:GK Launch Services
Launch vehicle:Soyuz-2
Launch date:
Expected lifetime:6 Years
Satellite Customer Launch Date Launcher Launch Operator
GRUS-1A Axelspace Dec 27th, 2018 Soyuz-2 GK Launch KZ
GRUS-1B Axelspace Mar 22nd, 2021 Soyuz-2 GK Launch KZ
GRUS-1C Axelspace Mar 22nd, 2021 Soyuz-2 GK Launch KZ
GRUS-1D Axelspace Mar 22nd, 2021 Soyuz-2 GK Launch KZ
GRUS-1E Axelspace Mar 22nd, 2021 Soyuz-2 GK Launch KZ

 

The AxelGlobe LEO satellite constellation is constructed and operated by Axelspace from Japan. The low-cost Micro-satellites are designed to monitor the entire surface of the world. The constellation is enabling high-frequency access to information like accurate forecasts, ideal harvest times and the detection of illegal logging. The company serves customers like Weather News, Inc. and JAXA.

On December 27th, 2018 the company launched its first AxelGlobe GRUS-1A Micro-satellite on a Soyuz-2 launcher from the Baikonur Cosmosrome launch site in Kazachstan.

On March 22nd, 2021 Axelspace successfully launched four Micro-satellites (GRUS-1B, -1C, -1D and -1E) on a Soyuz rocket operated by GK Launch Services, from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The satellites flew for the first time over the Ground Stations in Norway where signals from the satellites were received. The GRUS satellites weigh 100 kgs and are used for optical Earth observation, constituting Axelspace’s next-generation Earth observation platform ‘AxelGlobe’, serving industries such as agriculture, forestry, urban planning, analysis of economic trends and environment monitoring. End of March the first light images of the satellites were received.

Satellite Customer Launch Date Launcher Launch Operator
GRUS-1A Axelspace Dec 27th, 2018 Soyuz-2 GK Launch KZ
GRUS-1B Axelspace Mar 22nd, 2021 Soyuz-2 GK Launch KZ
GRUS-1C Axelspace Mar 22nd, 2021 Soyuz-2 GK Launch KZ
GRUS-1D Axelspace Mar 22nd, 2021 Soyuz-2 GK Launch KZ
GRUS-1E Axelspace Mar 22nd, 2021 Soyuz-2 GK Launch KZ

 

Axelspace AxelGlobe LEO satellite constellation

GRUS-satellites
Soyuz launcher orbited ICEYE-X3 SAR satellite
GRUS-1B image of the Suez Canal in Egypt
GRUS-1D Image of Fukui Japan
GRUS-1E image of Chicago O'Hare Airport USA