Japan space startup Interstellar raises $21m from NTT-led backers

Company aims to put constellation of communications satellites in orbit by 2030s

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Japanese startup Interstellar Technologies plans to launch its Zero rocket for small satellites by 2025. (Interstellar Technologies)

HIROYASU ODA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japanese rocket and satellite startup Interstellar Technologies raised 3.1 billion yen ($21.2 million) from a group of funders that includes NTT Docomo, Japan's leading wireless carrier.

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