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Japanese startup from the University of Tsukuba building WarpHub InterSat, a network of laser relay satellites in medium Earth orbit that would pass data from Earth-observation satellites to the ground faster than direct downlinks. (1 product in the atlas)

Later rounds appear only in third-party directories, so stage is left unknown. As of 2021 the company said it had launched three communication satellites, counting one from its university predecessor project.

Products, by altitude

High orbits · 2,000–35,786 km

  • In development

    WarpHub InterSat

    Laser relay satellites sending down imagery in near real time

Known rounds

DateRoundAmount
Apr 2021Series A (first close)¥400M⁠1

Milestones

  • May 2023 Signed a strategic partnership with Australian Earth-observation operator LatConnect 60 to relay its carbon-emissions monitoring data. Company statement⁠2

Sources

  1. SatNewsApr 21, 2021
  2. SmallSat NewsMay 9, 2023

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