Daisuke Hirata

Deputy General Manager, Business Innovation Group, Space Business Unit
SKY Perfect JSAT

He joined SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation in 1997. He has been involved in new business development after having 20 years of experience in satellite operation, such as flight director of geostationary communication satellites and project manager of satellite operation preparation.

He provided the Qatari government with a marine oil leak detection solution using SAR satellites and was awarded the 6th Space Development and Utilization Award (Minister of the Environment Award, in FY2023).

Former visiting researcher at RIKEN and, former researcher at The Graduate School of System Design and Management of Keio University.