The Japan Ministry of Defense (JMOD) intends to revamp the space domain capabilities of the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) by constructing a new 323.2 billion-yen (approx. 2.2 billion USD) ‘satellite constellation’ capable of tracking multiple suspicious targets in real time, according to local news reports citing insiders familiar with the matter. JMOD is also expected to seek a further 135.3 billion yen (approx. 929 million USD) to design and manufacture a successor to another satellite it uses for military communications which is due to cease operation in fiscal 2030. Sources have also…
Japan’s Defense Ministry Aims to Boost Space Defense Funding for Fiscal 2025
Diagram of a satellite constellation for scientific observation being developed at Japan’s Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS)
【Image Source】Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA):
https://www.isas.jaxa.jp/feature/forefront/190226.html
08/30/2024 NSBT Japan Editorial Department
Satellite
East Asia
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