StellarStation Ground Segment as a Service

Infostellar is a Ground Segment as a Service provider for low-Earth-orbit satellites, founded in 2016 in Tokyo, with offices in the UK and the US. It lowers the cost of building ground infrastructure so that satellite operators can develop missions without constructing their own antenna networks.

Its cloud platform StellarStation virtualises ground stations owned by many entities worldwide into a single network, so operators reach their satellites through one setup, while station owners lease idle antenna time. Infostellar also handles radio licensing, frequency coordination, interface and end-to-end testing, launch and early orbit support and routine operations. It owns a teleport in Taiki, Hokkaido, and offers hosting or dedicated antennas at APAC sites. It supported JAXA's RAISE-4 satellite from pre-launch to routine operations.

• StellarStation platform: cloud network that virtualises partner ground stations worldwide.
• Licensing and frequency coordination: support for radio station licences in Japan and abroad.
• Verification testing: frequency interface, end-to-end and joint interface tests with the control system.
• LEOP and routine operations: contact opportunities after launch and for the mission lifetime.
• Hosting services: teleport in Taiki, Hokkaido with fibre, redundant power and secure storage.
• Dedicated antennas: hosting of customer antennas or dedicated Infostellar antennas at APAC sites.

• Vietnamese satellite programmes contracting ground passes worldwide for a new micro-satellite instead of building several stations.
• Universities and telecom operators leasing idle time on their own antennas through StellarStation.
• Earth observation start-ups outsourcing licensing, testing and launch-phase support.

• Access to ground stations worldwide through one platform, without building proprietary stations.
• Support with radio licences, frequency coordination and remote sensing regulations at home and abroad.
• End-to-end ground segment help from testing through launch and routine operations.
• Ground station owners can earn revenue by leasing idle antenna time.

The growth of small satellite constellations is driving demand for flexible ground station capacity rather than single-owner antennas. New satellite operators in Southeast Asia, including universities and start-ups, need affordable downlink access and help with licensing across several countries.

Founded in 2016 in Tokyo, with offices in the UK and the US; CEO Naomi Kurahara. Mitsubishi Electric announced the acquisition of all Infostellar shares in July 2026, making it a wholly owned subsidiary; the Infostellar and StellarStation brands continue.