Our Mission

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The JAOPS team has been working on space operations software development, ground systems, and simulation environments for the last 20 years. We have deployed several MCCs around the world and have worked shifts for a significant part of our careers. We possess a high-level understanding of many operational environments and have hands-on experience with the International Space Station, Earth observation, and lunar lander and rover missions. We take pride in our work, are dedicated to understanding our customers' requirements considering the entire mission lifecycle, and hold ourselves to the highest standards.

Company Name

JAOPS Inc.

Address

3-3-13 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku,
Tokyo Nishi-Shinjuku Mizuma Building 6th floor, 160-0023

Establishment

2023

Representative

Alejandro Sela, Co-Founder & CEO

Industry

Operating, designing, testing, deploying, and selling space operations software.

Satellite and unmanned vehicle operations, design, testing, and manufacturing.

Training of astronauts, ground segment teams, and operations teams.

Businesses related to technical consulting, operational support, commissioning, development guidance, lectures, education, and writing related to the aforementioned matters.

Any operations incidental to the above matters.

Meet The Team

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Alejandro Sela
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Alejandro Fernandez Sela holds an MBA in Aerospace from EOI Madrid and has nearly two decades of experience in the Space Sector. With comprehensive expertise spanning all stages of space product development, he has successfully contributed to various aspects, ranging from initial conceptual design to decommissioning. His extensive background encompasses Operations, Marketing, Testing, and Integration.

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Louis Burtz
Co-Founder & Space Robotics Engineer

Louis Burtz earned a Master of Engineering in Space Systems Design and Control from ISAE-SUPAERO and a Master of Science in Astrophysics and Planetology from Universite Toulouse III. At ispace, he worked on the Hakuto lunar rover from conceptual design to flight model qualification, while the company grew from 10 to 100+ employees.

Louis specializes in systems engineering for mobile robotics, autonomy and mission operations including lunar rover field testing and virtual simulation. At LunarVision, he worked and consulted on these topics within teams in the USA, Canada, Japan, Australia, Taiwan, Oman and the UAE. Most recently he serves as Space Robotics Engineer for JAOPS, providing simulation software, mission control tools and operator training services to ensure the success of space exploration missions.

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Join us

Here at JAOPS we are always looking for talent to expand our team. If you have experience related to operations, software, mission control, or aerospace, get in touch!