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Japan to launch spy satellites on domestic rocket
Original: Japan’s spy satellites to ride home-built rocket
Japan plans to put its intelligence-gathering spy satellites into orbit aboard a domestically built rocket, moving away from foreign launch providers. The shift is intended to strengthen national security and space autonomy, keeping sensitive defence payloads under Japanese control.
Why now: Growing regional security tensions are pushing Japan to keep defence space launches domestic
JapanJapan Aerospace Exploration AgencyH3 rocket
Evidence
- Japan’s spy satellites to ride home-built rocket · defence-blog.com
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