Taiwan, Japan join hands in developing miniaturized satellite 12/28/2020 09:56 PM Image taken from the NSPO website Taipei, Dec. 28 (CNA) Taiwan and Japan are working together to develop a miniaturized satellite that is scheduled to be launched into space in 2022 and will validate two key technologies to be used in Taiwan's future space program, a space official said Monday. The program titled "6U Fast Validation CubeSat" is a joint venture between the National Space Organization (NSPO) and University of Tokyo's Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, said NSPO Deputy Director-General Yu Shiann-jen (余憲政). Yu said that as part of Taiwan's ongoing third phase of its space program, it is now designing high-resolution optical remote sensors and optical mechanical systems that will be installed on high-resolution optical remote sensing satellites in the future.