Nikkei wrote that the Ministry of Defense plans to establish a new SDF unit tasked with monitoring space by 2022. The paper wrote that the unit will set up radar in Yamaguchi Prefecture to monitor space debris and any unusual movements of satellites to protect Japanese satellites and share information with the U.S. military and JAXA.
Defense Ministry to set up unit to monitor space
- November 29, 2017
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