NEC Aerospace and Space Systems

Establishment of NEC Aerospace and Space Systems Corporation (100% owned by NEC, capital of 50 million yen, Minato Ward, Tokyo)

Established October 29, 1981

Development of mission support software for geostationary weather satellite "Himawari 3": Shipment of satellite operation system "ArabSat Ground Station" for overseas use

Development of orbit and attitude control software for Halley comet exploration test vehicle "Sakigake"

Headquarters relocation (Kohoku Ward, Yokohama City): Development of operation support software for ocean observation satellite "Momoh 1" (MOS-1) and development of visible near-infrared radiometer (MESSR) image processing software

Capital increase (capital of 100 million yen)

Development of ground operation software for engineering test satellite "Hiten" (MUSES-A) for lunar exploration technology demonstration

First time sales reach 5 billion yen: Development of tracking control software for experimental relay satellite "Yuri 3a" (BS-3a)

Publication of NAS Technical Report 10th Anniversary Issue

Acquisition of ISO9001 Quality Management System Certification

Sales exceed 10 billion yen for the first time

Publication of NAS Technical Report 20th Anniversary Issue

Head Office Relocation (Tsuzuki Ward, Yokohama City)

Received Family-Friendly Company Award and Kanagawa Labor Bureau Director's Award

Headquarters acquired ISO14001 Environmental Management System Certification: Contributed to the successful touch-down of the asteroid probe "Hayabusa" on the asteroid, the world's first achievement

Headquarters relocation (Nisshin-cho, Fuchu City, Tokyo, inside NEC Fuchu Plant): Contributed to the successful deployment of the lunar orbiter "Kaguya," the largest lunar satellite since the Apollo program

Acquisition of ISO27001 Information Security Management System Certification across the company

Established Techno Centers in Sapporo, Sendai, and Fukuoka

Contributed to the successful return of asteroid probe "Hayabusa" to Earth

Publication of NAS Technical Report 30th Anniversary Issue: Contributed to NEC Technical Report Space Special (published in March 2011)

All divisions achieved Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Level 3: (Space & Information Systems Division, Defense & Aerospace Systems Division, Space & Defense Solutions Division)

Head office relocation (Sumiyoshi-cho, Fuchu City, Tokyo, inside NEC Nakahara Technology Center)

Contributing to the start of the "Michibiki" service, a quasi-zenith satellite system called Japan's GPS: NEC contributed to the achievement of first place in the "Video Face Recognition Technology Benchmark Test" by U.S. government agencies

Contributing to the completion of the development and construction of the Offshore Control Processing System for the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism: Obtained JIS Q9100 quality management system certification

Contributing to the start of the aviation SBAS (Satellite-Based Augmentation System) service using quasi-zenith satellites: Contributing to the achievement of the Hayabusa2 asteroid exploration mission

Certified as "ISTQB Platinum Partner" by the Japan Software Testing Qualifications Board (JSTQB) Steering Committee: Delivered a lecture on research into high-quality pan-sharpening processing technology (66th Space Science and Technology Conference)

Floor renovation completed at Techno Centers in Sapporo, Sendai, and Fukuoka

Sales exceeded 20 billion yen for the first time: Established Tamagawa Techno Center, expanded floors at Sapporo and Sendai Techno Centers, recognized as a Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organization 2025 (Large Corporation Division), launched sales of "NEC Pan-sharpening Software"