Japan to mull joining US 'satellite constellation' initiative to counter missile threats
news Japan to mull joining US 'satellite constellation' initiative to counter missile threats The Mainichi © The Mainichi (Mainichi) TOKYO -- The Japanese government will consider joining the United States' "satellite constellation" initiative -- aimed at accurately observing missile movements by deploying a number of low-orbit satellites equipped with smart sensors -- through the production and launch of some of the satellites used in the system. As part of the move, the government will begin full consideration in fiscal 2021 on ways to cooperate in an initiative to count...