New information collection satellite Launched next month 27th December 16:15 on December 16th
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On January 27, next year, the government announced that it will launch a new satellite to collect information on Japan's security, etc. from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture.
The government's information gathering satellite is a de facto reconnaissance satellite that captures information about Japan's security, etc. from anywhere in the sky from several hundred kilometers above the altitude, and can shoot the state of the ground with a high-performance camera. There are two types of operation: the “optical satellite” and the “radar satellite” that can be used to capture radio waves at night and in bad weather.
The Cabinet Satellite Information Center announced on January 16 that it will launch the optical satellite "Optical No. 7" from Tanegashima Space Center with No. 41 H2A rocket from 10:00 am to noon on January 27 next year.
Information gathering satellites are currently in operation, with two optical satellites and five radar satellites in total, 7 in operation, for the purpose of understanding trends in North Korea's missile launch facilities, disasters, etc. It is used for.
According to the Cabinet Satellite Information Center, the development cost of "Optical Unit 7" is about 30 billion yen.
The government has set a policy to strengthen the system to operate information gathering satellites at all times in the future so that every point on the earth can be photographed multiple times a day.