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Tokyo finally emerges as player in space-based intelligence

Japan's H2A rocket, carrying the new IGS-8 satellite, is launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on 26 September 2024.
Japan's H2A rocket, carrying the new IGS-8 satellite, is launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on 26 September 2024. © Kyodo News via Reuters Connect
Faced with the Chinese space threat, and with domestic and international issues at stake, Japan's long-troubled efforts in geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) are finally bearing fruit. A string of successful launches since the start of the summer and the allocation of new budgets are cause for optimism. [...]
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