Launch Services
Space BD
Space BD's end-to-end launch and satellite deployment brokerage service, offering hardware-agnostic access to Japanese and international rockets, rideshare missions, and small satellite deployment from the ISS Kibo module.
Technical specifications
- Service scope
- One-stop launch brokerage: rocket/rideshare selection, ISS Kibo deployment, logistics, regulatory management, insurance
- ISS deployment mechanism
- JEM Small Satellite Orbital Deployer (J-SSOD) via Kibo Japanese Experiment Module airlock
- Satellite class supported
- CubeSat-standard through 50kg-class small satellites
- JAXA selection - Kibo deployment
- Selected 2018 as service provider in JAXA's first public tender for commercial satellite deployment from ISS Kibo; extended to 2030
- JAXA selection - H-IIA/H3 rideshare
- Selected 2019 as the only private provider of rideshare launch opportunities on Japan's H-IIA and H3 rockets
- Mission heritage
- Over 100 satellite missions supported as of January 2026
- Kibo deployment track record
- Over 80 satellite projects and 500+ related missions via the Kibo small satellite deployment business as of October 2024
- Recent milestone
- Completed first commercial rideshare service on H3 launch vehicle (June 2026)
About
Launch Services is Space BD’s flagship space infrastructure offering, providing one-stop access to satellite launch and deployment opportunities from concept to orbit. Space BD acts as a hardware-agnostic mission integrator and broker, selecting the optimal launch solution from a diverse portfolio of Japanese and international rockets, rideshare missions, and dedicated flights. The service bundles integrated logistics and regulatory management together with satellite deployment support, including deployment from the ISS’s Japanese Experiment Module ‘Kibo’ via the JEM Small Satellite Orbital Deployer (J-SSOD). In 2018, Space BD was selected by JAXA as a service provider in JAXA’s first public tender for commercial satellite deployment services from ISS Kibo, and in 2019 was selected as the only private provider of rideshare launch opportunities on Japan’s flagship H-IIA and H3 rockets; this mandate was later extended through 2030. As of January 2026, Space BD reports having supported over 100 satellite missions, including 80+ satellite projects via the Kibo deployment business, plus recent milestones such as completing its first commercial rideshare service on the H3 launch vehicle (June 2026) and launch support for 10 satellites via SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare missions in 2025.
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